1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). 1938 - Events. January 3 - The March of Dimes is established by Franklin Delano Roosevelt. January 5 - H.R.H. Prince Juan Carlos of Spain is born. January 11 - Frances Moulton is the first woman to become president of a US national bank. January 20 - Wedding of King Farouk I of Egypt and Queen Farida Zulficar in Cairo January 28 - The first ski tow in America be ...

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1938 - Events
1938 - April-June 1938 - July-September 1938 - October-December 1938 - Unknown dates 1938 - Ongoing events
1938 - Births
1938 - January-February 1938 - March-April 1938 - May-July 1938 - August-October 1938 - November-December 1938 - Fictional
1938 - Deaths 1938 - Nobel Prizes

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1938, 1938 - Events, 1938 - January-March, 1938 - April-June, 1938 - July-September, 1938 - October-December, 1938 - Unknown dates, 1938 - Ongoing events, 1938 - Births, 1938 - January-February, 1938 - March-April, 1938 - May-July, 1938 - August-October, 1938 - November-December, 1938 - Fictional, 1938 - Deaths, 1938 - Nobel Prizes

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1938 - January-February. January 2 - Hans Herbjørnsrud, Norwegian author January 2 - Ian Brady, British serial killer January 5 - King Juan Carlos I of Spain January 7 - Roland Topor, French illustrator (d. 1997) January 8 - Bob Eubanks, American game show host January 10 - Donald Knuth, American mathematician and computer scientist January 10 - Willie McCovey, baseball player January 14 - Jack Jones, American singer and actor January ...

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1938, 1938 - Events, 1938 - January-March, 1938 - April-June, 1938 - July-September, 1938 - October-December, 1938 - Unknown dates, 1938 - Ongoing events, 1938 - Births, 1938 - January-February, 1938 - March-April, 1938 - May-July, 1938 - August-October, 1938 - November-December, 1938 - Fictional, 1938 - Deaths, 1938 - Nobel Prizes

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The 1938 Fleetwood-bodied Series 75 used a 141 in wheelbase. It was available as a sedan, "Imperial", or "Formal Sedan". All Cadillacs shared the same 346 in³ L-head V8 that year, though the 75 generated 140 hp (104 kW) instead of 135 hp (101 kW) like the rest of the line. For 1941, the wheelbase was reduced to 136 in, though engine power was up to 150 hp (112 kW). Cadillac Series 70 - Series 72. The Series 72 of 1940 was somewhat smaller than the 75. It was also a Fleetwoo ...

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Cadillac Series 70, Cadillac Series 70 - 1936, Cadillac Series 70 - Series 80, Cadillac Series 70 - 1938, Cadillac Series 70 - Series 72, Cadillac Series 70 - 1946, Cadillac Series 70 - 1950, Cadillac Series 70 - 1954, Cadillac Series 70 - 1957

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1938 - January-March. January 3 - The March of Dimes is established by Franklin Delano Roosevelt. January 5 - H.R.H. Prince Juan Carlos of Spain is born. January 11 - Frances Moulton is the first woman to become president of a US national bank. January 20 - Wedding of King Farouk I of Egypt and Queen Farida Zulficar in Cairo January 28 - The first ski tow in America begins operation in Vermont. January 31 - Crown princess Beatrix is born in Netherlands F ...

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1938, 1938 - Events, 1938 - January-March, 1938 - April-June, 1938 - July-September, 1938 - October-December, 1938 - Unknown dates, 1938 - Ongoing events, 1938 - Births, 1938 - January-February, 1938 - March-April, 1938 - May-July, 1938 - August-October, 1938 - November-December, 1938 - Deaths, 1938 - Nobel Prizes

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David MacKenzie Ogilvy (June 23, 1911–July 21, 1999) has been often called 'The Father of Advertising'. In 1975, Time called him “the most sought-after wizard in the advertising industry.” In early 2004, Adweek magazine asked people in the business “Which individuals – alive or dead – made you consider pursuing a career in advertising?” Ogilvy topped the list. And the same result came when students of advertising were surveyed. His best-selling book 'Confessions of an Advertising Man' is one o ...

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David Ogilvy - Timeline
David Ogilvy - The Early Years 1911–1938 David Ogilvy - At Gallup 1938–1948 David Ogilvy - The O&M Years 1949–1973 David Ogilvy - Life with WPP and afterwards 1989–1999

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The Anschluss[1] (German: connection, or political union), also known as the Anschluss Österreichs, was the 1938 inclusion of Austria into "Greater Germany" by the Nazi regime. The events of March 12, 1938, were the first major steps in Adolf Hitler's long-desired expansion of Germany. The Anschluss followed the return to Germany of the Saar region, which had been under the control of the League of Nations for 15 year ...

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Anschluss - Situation before the Anschluss Anschluss - The Anschluss of 1938
Anschluss - Hitler's first moves Anschluss - Schuschnigg announces a referendum Anschluss - German troops march into Austria
Anschluss - Reactions and consequences of the Anschluss Anschluss - Legacy of the 1938 Anschluss
Anschluss - The Anschluss: annexation or union? Anschluss - The appeal of Nazism to Austrians Anschluss - The Second Republic Anschluss - The Historical Commission and outstanding legal issues
Anschluss - Austrian political and military leaders in Nazi Germany Anschluss - Notes

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Boxing in the 1930s was affected by one of the biggest economic struggles in the history of the United States: The depression era. Because of the suffering American economy, many boxers were offered lower purses, and they would not fight for low amounts of money. When the decade began, the world Heavyweight title had been vacant for three years. There was a world Middleweight champion, Mickey Walker, but he was more interested in pursuing fights with the best Heavyweight contenders, instead of fa ...

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Boxing in the 1930s - List of Fights Boxing in the 1930s - 1930 Boxing in the 1930s - 1931 Boxing in the 1930s - 1932 Boxing in the 1930s - 1933 Boxing in the 1930s - 1934 Boxing in the 1930s - 1935 Boxing in the 1930s - 1936 Boxing in the 1930s - 1937 Boxing in the 1930s - 1938 Boxing in the 1930s - 1939

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Five-Year Plans for the National Economy of the USSR or Piatiletkai (пятилетка) were a series of nation-wide centralized exercises in rapid economic development in the Soviet Union. The plans were developed by the Gosplan based on the general guidelines of the Communist Party for economic development. Fulfilling the plan became the watchword of Soviet bureaucracy. (See< ...

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Five-Year Plan - Soviet Union
Five-Year Plan - Background Five-Year Plan - The Plans Five-Year Plan - The First Plan 1928-1932 Five-Year Plan - The Second Plan 1932-1937 Five-Year Plan - The Third Plan 1938-1941 Five-Year Plan - The Fourth and Fifth Plans 1946-1950 and 1951-1955

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January January 20 - A Flight Refuelling Ltd Armstrong Whitworth AW.23 refuels an Imperial Airways Short Empire over Southampton Water February February 15-27 - Six USAAC B-17 Flying Fortresses make a goodwill tour of Latin America, traveling 12,000 miles (19,312 km) to Lima, Buenos Aires, Santiago and back. April April 20 - British Air Commodore Arthur Travers Harris makes a purchasing trip to the United States to select aircraft to expand the Royal Air ...

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1938 in aviation, 1938 in aviation - Events, 1938 in aviation - First flights, 1938 in aviation - Entered service

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1938 in rail transport - Unknown date births. John H. Kuehl, editor of Private Varnish magazine, passenger car historian and photographer (d. 2005). ...

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1938 in rail transport, 1938 in rail transport - Events, 1938 in rail transport - February events, 1938 in rail transport - June events, 1938 in rail transport - July events, 1938 in rail transport - October events, 1938 in rail transport - December events, 1938 in rail transport - Unknown date events, 1938 in rail transport - Births, 1938 in rail transport - Unknown date births, 1938 in rail transport - Deaths, 1938 in rail transport - February deaths, 1938 in rail transport - October deaths, 1938 in rail transport - December deaths

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1938 in rail transport - February events. February - A second all-lightweight trainset enters service on the Super Chief. 1938 in rail transport - June events. June 16 - The Pike's Peak Cog Railway in Colorado operates gasoline-powered railcar number 7, the first rack railcar in the world, for the first time. 1938 in rail transport - July events. July 3 - The London and North Eastern Railway 4-6-2 Mal ...

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1938 in rail transport, 1938 in rail transport - Events, 1938 in rail transport - February events, 1938 in rail transport - June events, 1938 in rail transport - July events, 1938 in rail transport - October events, 1938 in rail transport - December events, 1938 in rail transport - Unknown date events, 1938 in rail transport - Births, 1938 in rail transport - Unknown date births, 1938 in rail transport - Deaths, 1938 in rail transport - February deaths, 1938 in rail transport - October deaths, 1938 in rail transport - December deaths

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1 special election held due to resignation of Arthur H. Moore (D-NJ) 2 special election held due to death of Royal S. Copeland (D-NY) 3 special election held due to death of Nathan L. Bachman (D-TN) ...

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U.S. Senate election 1938, U.S. Senate election 1938 - Senate contests in 1938, U.S. Senate election 1938 - Senate composition before and after elections

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The storm formed as a Cape Verde-type hurricane in the eastern Atlantic Ocean. It reached Category 5 status north of the Bahamas around September 20 before turning northward. This storm was extremely unusual in that its forward speed approached 70 mph (110 km/h); this speed has an additive effect on the wind speeds in the right hand quadrant of the storm and allowed the hurricane to travel far to the north before ...

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New England Hurricane of 1938, New England Hurricane of 1938 - Storm history, New England Hurricane of 1938 - Impact, New England Hurricane of 1938 - Notes

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January Aichi D3A January 5 - Miles Mentor January 22 - Heinkel He 100 January 24 - Armstrong Whitworth Ensign June June 7 - Douglas DC-4E August Dornier Do 217 September September 29 - Supermarine Sea Otter October October 2 - Dewoitine D.520 October 11 - Westland Whirlwind prototype L 6844 October 14 - Curtiss XP-40 October 15 ...

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1938 in aviation, 1938 in aviation - Events, 1938 in aviation - First flights, 1938 in aviation - Entered service

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June 19, Parc Lescure, Bordeaux - Brazil 4 - 2 Sweden ...

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Football World Cup 1938, Football World Cup 1938 - Qualification, Football World Cup 1938 - First Round, Football World Cup 1938 - Quarterfinals, Football World Cup 1938 - Semifinals, Football World Cup 1938 - Third Place Match, Football World Cup 1938 - Final

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Anschluss - The Anschluss: annexation or union?. Some historical sources, for instance Encyclopedia Britannica and the Encarta Encyclopedia describe the Anschluss as an "annexation" [11]. Outside this context "Anschluss" is properly translated as "join", "connection", "unification" or "political union". The German word "Annektierung" would mean military annexation unambiguously. However, the word commonly used in ...

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Anschluss, Anschluss - Situation before the Anschluss, Anschluss - The Anschluss of 1938, Anschluss - Hitler's first moves, Anschluss - Schuschnigg announces a referendum, Anschluss - German troops march into Austria, Anschluss - Reactions and consequences of the Anschluss, Anschluss - Legacy of the 1938 Anschluss, Anschluss - The Anschluss: annexation or union?, Anschluss - The appeal of Nazism to Austrians, Anschluss - The Second Republic, Anschluss - The Historical Commission and outstanding legal issues, Anschluss - Austrian political and military leaders in Nazi Germany, Anschluss - Notes

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June 16, Parc des Princes, Paris - Hungary 5 - 1 Sweden June 16, Stade Vélodrome, Marseille - Italy 2 - 1 Brazil ...

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Football World Cup 1938, Football World Cup 1938 - Qualification, Football World Cup 1938 - First Round, Football World Cup 1938 - Quarterfinals, Football World Cup 1938 - Semifinals, Football World Cup 1938 - Third Place Match, Football World Cup 1938 - Final

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June 12, Stade Olympique de Colombes, Paris - Italy 3 - 1 France June 12, Stade Victor Boucquey, Lille - Hungary 2 - 0   Switzerland June 12, Fort Carrée, Antibes - Sweden 8 - 0 Cuba June 12, Parc Lescure, Bordeaux - Brazil 1 - 1 (AET) Czechoslovakia Replay: June 14, Parc Lescure, ...

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Football World Cup 1938, Football World Cup 1938 - Qualification, Football World Cup 1938 - First Round, Football World Cup 1938 - Quarterfinals, Football World Cup 1938 - Semifinals, Football World Cup 1938 - Third Place Match, Football World Cup 1938 - Final

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1938 in Canadian football - Final Regular Season Standings. Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs. ...

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1938 in Canadian football, 1938 in Canadian football - Canadian Football News in 1938, 1938 in Canadian football - Regular Season, 1938 in Canadian football - Final Regular Season Standings, 1938 in Canadian football - Grey Cup playoffs, 1938 in Canadian football - SEMI-FINALS, 1938 in Canadian football - FINALS, 1938 in Canadian football - Eastern Finals, 1938 in Canadian football - Grey Cup Championship

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