WHAT ALL HAPPENED FEBRUARY TO SEPTEMBER 1938
Find out what all happened February to September 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)

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

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

The Thousand Islands Bridge, connecting New York, United States with Ontario, Canada over the Saint Lawrence River, is dedicated by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt. (18. August 1938)

The Douglas DC-4E made its first test flight. (7. June 1938)

Douglas Corrigan takes off from Brooklyn to fly the "wrong way" to Ireland and becomes known as "Wrong Way" Corrigan. (17. July 1938)

Second Sino-Japanese War: The Battle of Wuhan starts. (11. June 1938)

Adolf Hitler demands autonomy and self-determination for the Germans of the Sudetenland region of Czechoslovakia. (12. September 1938)

Pieces of a meteor, estimated to have weighed 450 metric tons when it hit the Earth's atmosphere and exploded, land near Chicora, Pennsylvania. (24. June 1938)

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

The Civil Aeronautics Act is signed into law, forming the Civil Aeronautics Authority in the United States. (23. June 1938)

The United States Department of Justice files suit in New York, New York against the motion picture industry charging violations of the Sherman Antitrust Act in regards to the studio system. The case would eventually result in a break-up of the industry in 1948. (20. July 1938)

World speed record for a steam railway locomotive is set in England, by the Mallard, which reaches a speed of 126 miles per hour (203 km/h). (3. July 1938)

Archaeologists discover engraved gold and silver plates from King Darius the Great in Persepolis. (31. July 1938)

Second Sino-Japanese War: The Chinese Nationalist government creates the 1938 Yellow River flood to halt Japanese forces. 500,000 to 900,000 civilians are killed. (11. June 1938)

United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicates the Eternal Light Peace Memorial and lights the eternal flame at Gettysburg Battlefield. (3. July 1938)

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

Dr. Douglas Hyde is inaugurated as the first President of Ireland. (25. June 1938)

Mobilization of the Czechoslovak army in response to the Munich Crisis. (23. September 1938)

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