The Great Hurricane of 1938 makes landfall on Long Island in New York. The death toll is estimated at 500–700 people. Date: September 21, 1938 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 21 📅 Events on this day in 1938 📅 On This Day (Today)
Adolf Hitler demands autonomy and self-determination for the Germans of the Sudetenland region of Czechoslovakia. Date: September 12, 1938 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 12 📅 Events on this day in 1938 📅 On This Day (Today)
Chile: A group of youths affiliated with the fascist National Socialist Movement of Chile are executed after surrendering during a failed coup. Date: September 5, 1938 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 5 📅 Events on this day in 1938 📅 On This Day (Today)
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)
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)
The Thousand Islands Bridge, connecting New York, United States, with Ontario, Canada, over the Saint Lawrence River, is dedicated by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Date: August 18, 1938 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 18 📅 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)
Bulgaria signs a non-aggression pact with Greece and other states of Balkan Antanti (Turkey, Romania, Yugoslavia). Date: July 31, 1938 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 31 📅 Events on this day in 1938 📅 On This Day (Today)
Hawaii Clipper disappears between Guam and Manila as the first loss of an airliner in trans-Pacific China Clipper service. Date: July 28, 1938 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 28 📅 Events on this day in 1938 📅 On This Day (Today)
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…