Kristallnacht occurs, instigated by the Nazis using the killing of German diplomat Ernst vom Rath by Herschel Grynszpan as justification. Date: November 9, 1938 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 9 📅 Events on this day in 1938 📅 On This Day (Today)
Seabiscuit defeats War Admiral in an upset victory during a match race deemed "the match of the century" in horse racing. Date: November 1, 1938 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 1 📅 Events on this day in 1938 📅 On This Day (Today)
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)
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)
Abiding by the Munich Agreement, Czechoslovakia completes its withdrawal from the Sudetenland. Date: October 10, 1938 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 10 📅 Events on this day in 1938 📅 On This Day (Today)
Holocaust: In Nazi Germany, Jews' passports are invalidated. Date: October 5, 1938 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 5 📅 Events on this day in 1938 📅 On This Day (Today)
Pursuant to the Munich Agreement signed the day before, Nazi Germany begins the military occupation and annexation of Czechoslovakia's Sudetenland. Date: October 1, 1938 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 1 📅 Events on this day in 1938 📅 On This Day (Today)
The League of Nations unanimously outlaws "intentional bombings of civilian populations". Date: September 30, 1938 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 30 📅 Events on this day in 1938 📅 On This Day (Today)
Britain, France, Germany and Italy sign the Munich Agreement, whereby Germany annexes the Sudetenland region of Czechoslovakia. Date: September 30, 1938 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 30 📅 Events on this day in 1938 📅 On This Day (Today)
The ocean liner Queen Elizabeth is launched in Glasgow. Date: September 27, 1938 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 27 📅 Events on this day in 1938 📅 On This Day (Today)