Date: February 18, 1938
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 1938Nanking Massacre: Safety Zone…
Otto Hahn discovers the nuclear fission of the heavy element uranium, the scientific and technological basis of nuclear energy. Date: December 17, 1938 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 17 📅 Events on this day in 1938 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1938Nazi Germany Decrees Jewish Economic Exclusion…
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) More events from 1938Douglas Corrigan Flies “Wrong Way” to Ireland July 17, 1938Lou Gehrig…
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)…
Dr. Douglas Hyde is inaugurated as the first President of Ireland. Date: June 25, 1938 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 25 📅 Events on this day in 1938 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1938Kristallnacht: Nazi-Pogrom Justified by Ernst vom Rath Killing, November 9, 1938Franco Abolishes Catalan Autonomy…
Holocaust: In Nazi Germany, Jews' passports are invalidated. Date: October 5, 1938 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 5 📅 Events on this day in 1938 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1938Rudolf Caracciola Breaks World Land Speed Record on Public Road, January 28, 1938Kristallnacht: Nazi-Pogrom Justified by Ernst…