WHAT ALL HAPPENED JANUARY TO MAY 1938
Find out what all happened January to May 1938

Anschluss: German troops occupy Austria. (12. March 1938)

Oil is discovered in Saudi Arabia. (3. March 1938)

Second Sino-Japanese War: The Battle of Taierzhuang takes place. (27. March 1938)

BBC Television produces the world's first ever science fiction television program, an adaptation of a section of the Karel Čapek play R.U.R., that coined the term "robot". (11. February 1938)

World News Roundup is broadcast for the first time on CBS Radio in the United States. (13. March 1938)

The first televised FA Cup Final takes place between Huddersfield Town and Preston North End. (30. April 1938)

U.S. Supreme Court delivers its opinion in Erie Railroad Co. v. Tompkins and overturns a century of federal common law. (25. April 1938)

The World Land Speed Record on a public road is broken by Rudolf Caracciola in the Mercedes-Benz W195 at a speed of 432.7 kilometres per hour (268.9 mph). (28. January 1938)

Paul of Greece marries Frederica of Hanover in Athens. (9. January 1938)

The Mallard the fastest steam driven train on the planet, was built by LNER Doncaster Works England (3. March 1938)

The March of Dimes is established by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. (3. January 1938)

Mexico nationalized all foreign-owned oil properties within its borders. (18. March 1938)

Norway claims Queen Maud Land in Antarctica. (14. January 1938)

During the Nanking Massacre tha Nanking Safety Zone International Committee is renamed "Nanking International Rescue Committee" and the safety zone in place for refugees falls apart. (18. February 1938)

Spanish Civil War: The bombing of Alicante takes place, with 313 deaths. (25. May 1938)

In the United States, the House Un-American Activities Committee begins its first session. (26. May 1938)

The animated cartoon short Porky's Hare Hunt debuts in movie theaters, introducing Happy Rabbit (a prototype of Bugs Bunny). (30. April 1938)