In the United States, the House Un-American Activities Committee begins its first session. Date: May 26, 1938 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 26 📅 Events on this day in 1938 📅 On This Day (Today)
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)
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)
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)
Spanish Civil War: Two days after the Nationalist army occupied the Catalan city of Lleida, dictator Francisco Franco decrees the abolition of the Generalitat (the autonomous government of Catalonia), the self-government granted by the Republic, and the official status of the Catalan language. Date: April 5, 1938 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events…
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)
Mexico creates Pemex by expropriating all foreign-owned oil reserves and facilities. Date: March 18, 1938 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 18 📅 Events on this day in 1938 📅 On This Day (Today)
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)
Oil is discovered in Saudi Arabia. Date: March 3, 1938 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 3 📅 Events on this day in 1938 📅 On This Day (Today)
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…