Anschluss: German Troops Occupy and Annex Austria, March 12, 1938

U.S. Supreme Court delivers its opinion in Erie Railroad Co. v. Tompkins and overturns a century of federal common law. Date: April 25, 1938 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 25 📅 Events on this day in 1938 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1938Nanking International Rescue Committee Renamed…

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 1938Spanish Civil War: Alicante…

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 1938Douglas Corrigan Flies “Wrong Way” to Ireland July 17, 1938Rudolf Caracciola Breaks World Land Speed Record on…

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…

Orson Welles broadcasts a radio adaptation of H. G. Wells's The War of the Worlds, causing a massive panic in some of the audience in the United States. Date: October 30, 1938 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 30 📅 Events on this day in 1938 📅 On This Day (Today)…

Nazi Germany bans Jewish children from public schools in the aftermath of Kristallnacht. Date: November 15, 1938 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 15 📅 Events on this day in 1938 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1938Kristallnacht: Nazi-Pogrom Justified by Ernst vom Rath Killing, November 9, 1938Chicora Meteorite…