WHAT ALL HAPPENED APRIL TO SEPTEMBER 1938
Find out what all happened April to September 1938

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

Hawaii Clipper disappears between Guam and Manila as the first loss of an airliner in trans-Pacific China Clipper service. (28. July 1938)

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

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

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

Ocean liner Queen Elizabeth launched in Glasgow. (27. September 1938)

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

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

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

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

The League of Nations unanimously outlaws "intentional bombings of civilian populations". (30. September 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 Holocaust: The building of Mauthausen concentration camp begins. (7. August 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)

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)

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

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