Kweilin Incident: First Civilian Airliner Shot Down, August 24, 1938
Date: August 24, 1938
Date: August 24, 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 β π Other events on July 10 π Events on this day in 1938 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1938Dr. Douglas Hyde Inaugurated as First President of Ireland,…
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 β π Other events on October 31 π Events on this day in 1938 π On This Day (Today) More events…
Holocaust: In Nazi Germany, Jews' passports are invalidated. Date: October 5, 1938 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on October 5 π Events on this day in 1938 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1938Dr. Douglas Hyde Inaugurated as First President of Ireland, June 25, 1938Chile Fascist Youth Executed After Failed…
The League of Nations unanimously outlaws "intentional bombings of civilian populations". Date: September 30, 1938 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 30 π Events on this day in 1938 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1938Thousand Islands Bridge Dedicated by Franklin D. Roosevelt, August 18, 1938Hawaii Clipper Disappears in…
Anschluss: German troops occupy and annex Austria. Date: March 12, 1938 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 12 π Events on this day in 1938 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1938Spanish Civil War: Alicante Bombing Kills 313, May 25, 1938Franco Abolishes Catalan Autonomy and Language Rights, April 5,…
Oil is discovered in Saudi Arabia. Date: March 3, 1938 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 3 π Events on this day in 1938 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1938Douglas DC-4E First Test Flight June 7, 1938Mallard Sets World Steam Locomotive Speed Record, July 3, 1938Lou Gehrig Hits…