WHAT ALL HAPPENED MARCH TO OCTOBER 1938
Find out what all happened March to October 1938

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Chile: A group of youths affiliated with the fascist National Socialist Movement of Chile are assassinated in the Seguro Obrero massacre. (5. September 1938)

Germany annexes the Sudetenland. (1. October 1938)

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

Howard Hughes sets a new record by completing a 91-hour airplane flight around the world. (10. July 1938)

Orson Welles broadcasts his radio play of H. G. Wells's The War of the Worlds, causing anxiety in some of the audience in the United States. (30. October 1938)

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

English cricketer Len Hutton sets a world record for the highest individual Test innings of 364, during a Test match against Australia. (23. August 1938)

Lou Gehrig hits his 23rd career grand slam – a record that stood for 75 years until it was broken by Alex Rodriguez. (20. August 1938)

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

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

First ascent of the Eiger north face. (24. July 1938)

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