Historical Events
- Italy passes its own version of anti-Jewish Nuremberg laws
Famous Birthdays
- Alvaro Leon Cassuto, composer
Gordon Lightfoot
Gordon Lightfoot, Canadian folksinger (Sundown), born in Orillia, Ontario
Gordon Lightfoot
- Thomas Black, English industrial/auto collector
Famous Deaths
- Ante Trumbić, Croatian politician (23rd Mayor of Split), dies at 74
What Happened in 1938
Italian Air Force Bombs Barcelona
The Italian Air Force conducts a bombing campaign in Barcelona during the Spanish Civil War
March 17, 1938Oops, Wrong Way!
Douglas "Wrong Way" Corrigan with his "Sunshine", at Baldonnel Aerodrome, Ireland
July 18, 1938'I Have Heard The Voice of Adolf Hitler . . .'
Hitler's speech threatening Czechoslovakia was broadcast on this day. Among those listening to the ‘mad dog of Europe’ was a journalist in an American hotel.
September 26, 1938Panic Over War of the Worlds
When Orson Welles decided to present the War of the Worlds story in a radio newscast format, his broadcast on this day apparently caused panic across the US.
October 30, 1938
