U.S. Supreme Court Overturns Federal Common Law in Erie Railroad Co. v. Tompkins, April 25, 1938

United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicates the Eternal Light Peace Memorial and lights the eternal flame at Gettysburg Battlefield. 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 1938Lions Gate Bridge Opens Connecting…

Archaeologists discover engraved gold and silver plates from King Darius the Great in Persepolis. Date: July 31, 1938 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 31 📅 Events on this day in 1938 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1938Orson Welles War of the Worlds Radio Panic, October 30, 1938Anschluss:…

Spanish Civil War: The bombing of Alicante kills 313 people. Date: May 25, 1938 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 25 📅 Events on this day in 1938 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1938League of Nations Outlaws Civilian Bombings, September 30, 1938Hawaii Clipper Disappears in Trans-Pacific Service, July…

LSD is first synthesized by Albert Hofmann from ergotamine at the Sandoz Laboratories in Basel. Date: November 16, 1938 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 16 📅 Events on this day in 1938 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1938Nanking International Rescue Committee Renamed as Safety Zone Collapses, February…

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 1938Bulgaria Signs Balkan…

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 1938Otto Hahn Discovers Uranium…