Oil Discovered in Saudi Arabia, March 3, 1938

Second Sino-Japanese War: The Battle of Taierzhuang begins, resulting several weeks later in the war's first major Chinese victory over Japan. Date: March 27, 1938 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 27 📅 Events on this day in 1938 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1938Chicora Meteorite Explosion Lands…

World speed record for a steam locomotive is set in England, by the Mallard, which reaches a speed of 125.88 miles per hour (202.58 km/h). Date: July 3, 1938 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 3 📅 Events on this day in 1938 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1938Franco…

Douglas Corrigan takes off from Brooklyn to fly the "wrong way" to Ireland and becomes known as "Wrong Way" Corrigan. Date: July 17, 1938 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 17 📅 Events on this day in 1938 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1938Civil Aeronautics Act Signed, Civil…

Spanish Civil War: The bombing of Alicante kills 313 people. Date: May 25, 1938 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 25 📅 Events on this day in 1938 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1938US Justice Department Sues Hollywood Studios Over Antitrust Violations, July 20, 1938Franco Abolishes Catalan Autonomy…

Second Sino-Japanese War: The Chinese Nationalist government creates the 1938 Yellow River flood to halt Japanese forces. Five hundred thousand to nine hundred thousand civilians are killed. Date: June 7, 1938 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 7 📅 Events on this day in 1938 📅 On This Day (Today) More…

BBC Television produces the world's first ever science fiction television programme, an adaptation of a section of the Karel Čapek play R.U.R. that coined the term "robot". Date: February 11, 1938 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 11 📅 Events on this day in 1938 📅 On This Day (Today) More…