In Atlanta, Georgia, legislation passed that made pinball machines illegal in the city.
France carried out its last public execution.
Queen Elizabeth I and George VI became the first king and queen of Great Britain to travel to the US.
The 'Pact of Steel' was signed, an agreement between Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany.
The first televised baseball game was broadcasted on NBC, featuring Princeton defeating Colombia 2-1.
Robert Menzies, Australia's longest-serving Prime Minister, was elected.
General Franco proclaims victory in the Spanish civil war.
The Heinkel He 100 fighter set a world airspeed record of 463 mph (745 km/h).
The erroneous word 'Dord' was added to Webster's New International Dictionary, Second Edition.
Chillán earthquake killed approximately 28,000 people.
Nazis launch Kristallnacht.
The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells was broadcasted on the radio, creating mass public hysteria.
Germany expels Polish Jews.
Inventor Chester Carlson created the first Xerox image.
Aviator Howard Hughes started his around-the-world flight.
China launches the 1938 Yellow River flood.
Bradman scored his 1000th cricket run of the English season, becoming the earliest to do so.
The Naval Act of 1938 passed in United States legislation.
The Adventures of Robin Hood, directed by Michael Curtiz, William Keighley, and starring Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland, was released.
Hitler invades Austria.
The world's fastest steam locomotive is built.
The BBC broadcast the world's first science fiction television program, an adaptation of the play R.U.R.
Adolf Hitler appointed himself as the head of the Armed Forces High Command.
Ireland established.
Lou Thesz beat Everett Marshall in St Louis, making him the youngest to win the National Wrestling Association World heavyweight title.
The Lincoln Tunnel opened to traffic.
The first full-length animated feature film, 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,' premiered.
NBC assembled the first symphony utilized exclusively for radio.
Ernest Hemingway's 'To Have and Have Not' was published in the US.
Balinese Tiger declared extinct.
English author J. R. R. Tolkien released his critically acclaimed book 'The Hobbit.'
Toyota Motor Corporation was founded after operating as a division of Toyoda Automatic Looms for six years.
Canon Inc. was established in Tokyo, Japan.
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts is founded.
A fire broke out in 20th Century Fox's New Jersey film storage facility.
American aviator Amelia Earhart disappeared.
The world's first emergency telephone calls were accepted in London, UK.
Carl Orff's Carmina Burana is premiered.
The German automobile manufacturer, Volkswagen, was founded.
The Golden Gate Bridge is opened.
The Hindenburg zeppelin caught fire and was destroyed while attempting to dock in New Jersey.
The first aircraft jet engine is successfully tested.
The Pedaliante, a human-powered aircraft, successfully flew 0.62 miles (1 km) in Milan, Italy.
Dr. Bernard Fantus and his team opened the very first 'blood bank' in Cook County Hospital, Chicago, US.
Seventeen people went on trial in the second Moscow Trials.
The first panda arrived in the US from China.
Edward VIII officially announced his abdication.
Edward VIII signed to abdicate the British throne.
Jack Fingleton, an Australian cricketer, became the first batsman to score 100 runs in four consecutive test matches.
The Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic was established as a republic of the Soviet Union.
