Superman Debuts in Action Comics #1, April 18, 1938

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…

Anschluss: German troops occupy and annex Austria. Date: March 12, 1938 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 12 📅 Events on this day in 1938 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1938Franco Abolishes Catalan Autonomy and Language Rights, April 5, 1938Lions Gate Bridge Opens Connecting Vancouver and North Shore…

Pieces of a meteorite land near Chicora, Pennsylvania. The meteorite is estimated to have weighed 450 metric tons when it hit the Earth's atmosphere and exploded. Date: June 24, 1938 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 24 📅 Events on this day in 1938 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…

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…

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…

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)…