Superman Debuts in Action Comics #1, April 18, 1938

Seabiscuit defeats War Admiral in an upset victory during a match race deemed "the match of the century" in horse racing. Date: November 1, 1938 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 1 📅 Events on this day in 1938 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1938House Un-American Activities Committee…

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) More events from 1938Chile Fascist Youth Executed After Failed Coup, September 5, 1938House Un-American Activities Committee Begins…

Douglas Corrigan takes off from Brooklyn to fly the "wrong way" to Ireland and becomes known as "Wrong Way" Corrigan. Date: July 17, 1938 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 17 📅 Events on this day in 1938 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1938Roosevelt Dedicates Eternal Light Peace…

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) More events from 1938Seabiscuit Upsets War Admiral in Match of the Century, November 1, 1938U.S. Supreme Court Overturns…

BBC Television produces the world's first ever science fiction television programme, an adaptation of a section of the Karel Čapek play R.U.R. that coined the term "robot". Date: February 11, 1938 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 11 📅 Events on this day in 1938 📅 On This Day (Today) More…

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…