A referendum on the Anschluss with Germany was held in German-occupied Austria on 10 April 1938, alongside one in Germany. German troops had already occupied Austria one month earlier, on 12 March 1938. The official result was reported as 99.73% in favour, with a 99.71% turnout. The Austrian government had planned a referendum to assert its sovereignty for 13 March …

The 1938 FA Cup Final was contested by Preston North End and Huddersfield Town at Wembley Stadium. Preston, losing finalists the previous year, won by a single goal. This was their second win in the competition. Background. After 29 minutes of extra time it was still 0–0 and BBC commentator Thomas ...

The 1938 New England Hurricane (also referred to as the Great New England Hurricane and the Long Island Express Hurricane) was one of the deadliest and most destructive tropical cyclones to strike Long Island, New York, and New England.The storm formed near the coast of Africa on September 9, becoming a Category 5 hurricane on the Saffir–Simpson hurricane …

A Copa do Mundo FIFA de 1938 foi a 3º Copa do Mundo disputada e foi sediada na França entre 4 e 19 de junho.A Itália manteve o título e foi bicampeã, derrotando a Hungria por 4–2 na final.. Uma curiosidade desta Copa do Mundo é que todas as 15 seleções que participara foram agraciadas com um troféu chamado "Biscuit Nymphe Falconet".[1] [2] A que o Brasil ganhou …

Gun restriction laws applied only to handguns, not to long guns or ammunition. The 1938 revisions completely deregulated the acquisition and transfer of rifles and shotguns, and the possession of ammunition. The legal age at which guns could be purchased was lowered from 20 to 18. Permits were valid for three years, rather than one year.

Bouw en tewaterlating. De eerste Nieuw Amsterdam van de Holland-Amerika Lijn werd in 1930 opgelegd. Met enkele jaren vertraging, onder andere vanwege een reorganisatie van de HAL, werd op 5 januari 1936 de kiel gelegd voor een nieuw schip voor de trans-Atlantische route.

Geschichte. Gebaut wurde das Schiff 1938/1939 unter der Bau-Nr. 578 bei der Germaniawerft in Kiel.Vor dem Krieg fuhr das 8.736 BRT große Dieselelektroschiff unter der Flagge der Hamburg-Amerika-Linie HAPAG unter dem Namen Steiermark auf der Route nach Ostasien. Es wurde Anfang 1940 bei der Deutsche Werft AG in Hamburg-Finkenwerder zum Hilfskreuzer umgebaut …

Il Campionato mondiale di calcio FIFA 1938 o Coppa del Mondo Jules Rimet 1938 (in francese: Coupe du Monde Jules Rimet 1938, in inglese: 1938 World Cup Jules Rimet), noto anche come Francia 1938, è stato la terza edizione della massima competizione per le rappresentative di calcio (squadre comunemente chiamate "nazionali") maschili maggiori delle federazioni …

Maud of Wales VA, CI, GCVO, GCStJ (Maud Charlotte Mary Victoria; 26 November 1869 – 20 November 1938) was the Queen of Norway as the wife of King Haakon VII.The youngest daughter of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra of the United Kingdom, she was known as Princess Maud of Wales before her marriage, as her father was the Prince of Wales at the time.

La Serie A 1938-1939 è stata la 39ª edizione della massima serie del campionato italiano di calcio (la 10ª a girone unico), disputata tra il 18 settembre 1938 e il 28 maggio 1939 e conclusa con la vittoria del Bologna, al suo quinto titolo.. Capocannonieri del torneo sono stati Aldo Boffi e Ettore Puricelli (Bologna) con 19 reti a testa.

The Cowboy and the Lady is a 1938 American Western romantic comedy film directed by H.C. Potter, and starring Gary Cooper and Merle Oberon.Written by S.N. Behrman and Sonya Levien, based on a story by Frank R. Adams and veteran film director Leo McCarey, the film is about a beautiful socialite masquerading as a maid who becomes involved with an unpretentious, plain …

Blondie is a 1938 American comedy film directed by Frank Strayer, based on the comic strip of the same name, created by Chic Young.The screenplay was written by Richard Flournoy. The plot involves the Bumsteads' fifth anniversary, Dagwood trying to get a raise, and Blondie trying to buy new furniture.

Adolf Bruno Heinrich Ernst Heusinger (4 August 1897 – 30 November 1982) was a German military officer whose career spanned the German Empire, the Weimar Republic, Nazi Germany and West Germany.He joined the German Army as a volunteer in 1915 and later became a professional soldier. He served as the Operations Chief within general staff of the High …

The Giant (巨人傳, Kyojinden) is a 1938 black-and-white Japanese film directed by Mansaku Itami and based on the famous five-part novel Les Misérables by French poet and novelist Victor Hugo.The film's setting was changed from France to Edo-period Japan.. The great jidai-geki star Denjiro Okochi plays the Jean Valjean role, and an eighteen-year-old Setsuko Hara features as …