Archaeologists Discover King Darius Gold and Silver Plates in Persepolis, July 31, 1938

Superman debuts in Action Comics #1 (cover dated June 1938). Date: April 18, 1938 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 18 📅 Events on this day in 1938 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1938Civil Aeronautics Act Signed, Civil Aeronautics Authority Formed, June 23, 1938House Un-American Activities Committee Begins…

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…

The World Land Speed Record on a public road is broken by Rudolf Caracciola in the Mercedes-Benz W125 Rekordwagen at a speed of 432.7 kilometres per hour (268.9 mph). Date: January 28, 1938 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 28 📅 Events on this day in 1938 📅 On This Day (Today)…

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…

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 1938Battle of Taierzhuang Begins, First…