Timeline: World Events from 1938-1939

Period: Jan 1, 1938 to Dec 31, 1939

World Events from 1938-1939

Mar 12, 1938

Germany Takes Over Austria

Germany takes over Austria without bloodshed; no countries protest the violation of Versailles.
Germany Takes Over Austria

May 12, 1938

Emergence of LSD drug at Sandoz Labs

Emergence of LSD drug

Jun 19, 1938

Italy Beats Hungary 4-2 in World Cup Finals

Italy went against Hungary in the finals of the 1938 FIFA World Cup France and beat them 4-2 Italy Beats Hungary 4-2 World Cup

Jun 25, 1938

New minimum wage is set

A new minimum wage is set with the new Labor Standards Act of 1938. This made the minimum wage only 25 cents.
Labor Standards Act

Sep 21, 1938

New England Hurricane

On September 21st, 1938, a masive hurricane hit New England with winds that went up to 185 mph. This hurricane killed 700 people, and left almost 60,000 people homeless.
U.S. 1938 U.S.A. Hurricane

Oct 22, 1938

Xerography is Invented by Chester Carlson after 15 years of study

Xerography is invented

Nov 1, 1938

Winner takes all match is set up between two famous race horses

The two famous horses War Admiral, and Sea Biscuit had a winner takes all race. The bets on who would win had the country split. The underdog Sea Biscuit beat the triple crown winner War Admiral.
winner-take-all match-up between the two horses

Nov 15, 1938

First Telecast of Unscheduled Event (FIre in New York)

1st Telecast of Unscheduled Event

Jul 3, 1939

Lou Gehrig makes "luckiest man" speech after ALS diagnosis

Famous Yankee Speech

Aug 2, 1939

Einstein Writes Roosevelt the Process Behind the Atomic Bomb

Albert Einstein writes a letter to President Roosevelt regarding the possibility of using uranium to initiate a nuclear chain reaction, the fundamental process behind the atomic bomb.
Einstein's Letter to President Roosevelt About Construction of Nuclear Bombs