Queen Elizabeth Launched in Glasgow, September 27, 1938

The Holocaust: The Neuengamme concentration camp opens in the Bergedorf district of Hamburg, Germany. Date: December 13, 1938 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 13 📅 Events on this day in 1938 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1938Adolf Hitler Appoints Himself Head of Armed Forces High Command, February…

Kweilin incident: A Japanese warplane shoots down the Kweilin, a Chinese civilian airliner, killing 14. It is the first recorded instance of a civilian airliner being shot down. Date: August 24, 1938 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 24 📅 Events on this day in 1938 📅 On This Day (Today)…

Great Depression: In an effort to restore investor confidence, the New York Stock Exchange unveils a fifteen-point program aimed to upgrade protection for the investing public. Date: October 31, 1938 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 31 📅 Events on this day in 1938 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…

Britain, France, Germany and Italy sign the Munich Agreement, whereby Germany annexes the Sudetenland region of Czechoslovakia. Date: September 30, 1938 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 30 📅 Events on this day in 1938 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1938Orson Welles War of the Worlds Radio Panic,…

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 19381938…

The Thousand Islands Bridge, connecting New York, United States, with Ontario, Canada, over the Saint Lawrence River, is dedicated by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Date: August 18, 1938 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 18 📅 Events on this day in 1938 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…