League of Nations Outlaws Civilian Bombings, September 30, 1938

Lou Gehrig hits his 23rd career grand slam, a record that stood for 75 years until it was broken by Alex Rodriguez. Date: August 20, 1938 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 20 📅 Events on this day in 1938 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1938Mexico Creates Pemex…

Second Sino-Japanese War: The Battle of Wuhan starts. Date: June 11, 1938 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 11 📅 Events on this day in 1938 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1938Civil Aeronautics Act Signed, Civil Aeronautics Authority Formed, June 23, 1938Chile Fascist Youth Executed After Failed Coup,…

Otto Hahn discovers the nuclear fission of the heavy element uranium, the scientific and technological basis of nuclear energy. Date: December 17, 1938 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 17 📅 Events on this day in 1938 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1938House Un-American Activities Committee Begins First…

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…

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…

Hawaii Clipper disappears between Guam and Manila as the first loss of an airliner in trans-Pacific China Clipper service. Date: July 28, 1938 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 28 📅 Events on this day in 1938 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1938Douglas DC-4E First Test Flight June…