The temperature on March 1, 1938 was between 3.6 °C and 11.1 °C and averaged 7.5 °C. There was 4.8 mm of rain during 4.5 hours. There was 4.4 hours of sunshine (41%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
January 3 » The March of Dimes is established as a foundation to combat infant polio by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
June 11 » Second Sino-Japanese War: The Battle of Wuhan starts.
July 10 » Howard Hughes begins a 91-hour airplane flight around the world that will set a new record.
October 30 » 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.
October 31 » Great Depression: In an effort to restore investor confidence, the New York Stock Exchange unveils a fifteen-point program aimed to upgrade protection for the investing public.
December 13 » The Holocaust: The Neuengamme concentration camp opens in the Bergedorf district of Hamburg, Germany.
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