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

The United States Department of Justice files suit in New York City against the motion picture industry charging violations of the Sherman Antitrust Act in regards to the studio system. The case would eventually result in a break-up of the industry in 1948. Date: July 20, 1938 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events…

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 1938Great Hurricane of 1938 Hits…

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 1938Kweilin Incident: First Civilian Airliner Shot Down, August 24, 1938Lions Gate Bridge Opens Connecting Vancouver and North Shore…

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)…

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 19381938 Yellow River Flood Tragedy in Second Sino-Japanese War, June 7,…

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 1938Anschluss: German Troops Occupy and Annex…