Date: April 5, 1938
📅 Events on this day in 1938
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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)…
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) More events from 1938Superman Debuts in Action…
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…
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 1938Queen Elizabeth Launched in Glasgow,…
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 1938League…
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) More events from 1938U.S. Supreme Court Overturns Federal…