Spanish Civil War: Alicante Bombing Kills 313, May 25, 1938
Date: May 25, 1938
📅 Events on this day in 1938
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Date: May 25, 1938
📅 Events on this day in 1938
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Spanish Civil War: Two days after the Nationalist army occupied the Catalan city of Lleida, dictator Francisco Franco decrees the abolition of the Generalitat (the autonomous government of Catalonia), the self-government granted by the Republic, and the official status of the Catalan language. Date: April 5, 1938 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events…
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…
Second Sino-Japanese War: During the Nanking Massacre, the Nanking Safety Zone International Committee is renamed "Nanking International Rescue Committee", and the safety zone in place for refugees falls apart. Date: February 18, 1938 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 18 📅 Events on this day in 1938 📅 On This Day…
Superman debuts in Action Comics #1 (cover dated June 1938). Date: April 18, 1938 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 18 📅 Events on this day in 1938 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1938Battle of Taierzhuang Begins, First Major Chinese Victory, March 27, 1938Douglas DC-4E First Test Flight…
The World Land Speed Record on a public road is broken by Rudolf Caracciola in the Mercedes-Benz W125 Rekordwagen at a speed of 432.7 kilometres per hour (268.9 mph). Date: January 28, 1938 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 28 📅 Events on this day in 1938 📅 On This Day (Today)…
The Douglas DC-4E makes its first test flight. Date: June 7, 1938 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 7 📅 Events on this day in 1938 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1938U.S. Supreme Court Overturns Federal Common Law in Erie Railroad Co. v. Tompkins, April 25, 19381938 Yellow…