Dr. Douglas Hyde Inaugurated as First President of Ireland, June 25, 1938

Howard Hughes begins a 91-hour airplane flight around the world that will set a new record. Date: July 10, 1938 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 10 📅 Events on this day in 1938 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1938House Un-American Activities Committee Begins First Session May 26,…

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) More events from 1938Mexico Creates Pemex by Expropriating Foreign…

World speed record for a steam locomotive is set in England, by the Mallard, which reaches a speed of 125.88 miles per hour (202.58 km/h). 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 1938Saudi…

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) More events from 1938Howard Hughes Begins Record…

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: 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…