WHAT ALL HAPPENED FEBRUARY TO JUNE 1938
Find out what all happened February to June 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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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