1938 Fact Sheet
Database: Miss America Winners by State
| Record Name | Year | City | State |
| Marilyn Meseke | 1938 | Marion | OHIO |
Database: Great Inventions by Year and Country
| Record Name | Year | Country | Region | Source | Inventor Name |
| Fiberglass | 1938 | United States | North America | Encyclopedia Britannica Almanac 2003 | Owens Corning (corp.) |
| Ballpoint Pen | 1938 | Hungary | Encyclopedia Britannica Almanac 2003 | Lazlo Biro | |
| Teflon | 1938 | United States | North America | Encyclopedia Britannica Almanac 2003 | Roy Plunkett |
Database: Hockey Stanley Cup Winners
| Record Name | Year | Winning Team | Winning Coach | Losing Team | Losing Coach | Sport | City | Note |
| 1938 Stanley Cup Winner | 1938 | Chicago Blackhawks | Bill Stewart | Toronto Maple Leafs | Dick Irvin | Hockey | Chicago |
Database: Soccer World Cup FIFA Winners
| Record Name | Year | Winning Country | Runner-Up Country | City Venue | Sport | Final Score | Attendance | Referee |
| Soccer 1938 World Cup | 1938 | Italy | Hungary | Paris | Soccer | 4 - 2 | 45,000 | Capdeville |
Database: Solar System Moons
| Record Name | Planet | Discoverer | Year Discovered | Kilometers from Planet | Diameter (Kilometers) | Oribital Period |
| Carme | Jupiter | S. Nicholson | 1938 | 22,600,000 | 30 | 692 |
| Lysithea | Jupiter | S. Nicholson | 1938 | 11,720,000 | 24 | 259.22 |
Database: Pulitzer Prize Winning Novels By Year
| Record Name | Year | Title | Author |
| Late George Apley, The, John P. Marquand | 1938 | Late George Apley, The | John P. Marquand |
Database: Number of Airports in World Countries
| Record Name | Country | Year | Airports | Source |
| Number of Airports in Kingman Reef | Kingman Reef | 2006 | lagoon was used as a halfway station between Hawaii and American Samoa by Pan American Airways for flying boats in 1937 and 1938 | CIA World Fact Book |
| Number of Airports in United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges | United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges | 2,409 m paved | Baker Island: one abandoned World War II runway of 1,665 m covered with vegetation and unusable Howland Island: airstrip constructed in 1937 for scheduled refueling stop on the round-the-world flight of Amelia EARHART and Fred NOONAN; the aviators left Lae, New Guinea, for Howland Island but were never seen again; the airstrip is no longer serviceable Johnston Atoll: one closed and not maintained Kingman Reef: lagoon was used as a halfway station between Hawaii and American Samoa by Pan American Airways for flying boats in 1937 and 1938 Midway Islands: 3 - one operational | CIA World Fact Book |
Database: World Land Speed Record Holders
| Record Name | Year | Date | Car | Driver | Speed (MPG) | Speed (KPH) | Source |
| Thunderbolt | 1938 | Aug 27 | Thunderbolt | George Eyston | 345.50 | 552.80 | Thrust Team |
| Railton | 1938 | Sep 15 | Railton | John Cobb | 350.20 | 560.32 | Thrust Team |
| Thunderbolt | 1938 | Sep 16 | Thunderbolt | George Eyston | 357.50 | 572.00 | Thrust Team |
Database: Tour de France Winners
| Record Name | Year | Winning Country | Sport | Tour | Winning Name |
| Gino Bartali Tour 32 | 1938 | Italy | Cycling | 32 | Gino Bartali |
Database: Carnegie Medal for Children's Books
| Record Name | Year | Publisher | Author |
| The Circus is Coming | 1938 | Dent | Noel Streatfeild |
Database: American Film Institute's 100 Best Movies of All Time
| Record Name | Year | Rank | Movie | Source |
| Bringing Up Baby (1938) | 1938 | 88. | Bringing Up Baby | American Film Institute |
Database: List of longest suspension bridge spans
| Record Name | Year Constructed | Country | Bridge | Location | Length (Meters) | Length (Feet) | Note | Source |
| Lions' Gate Bridge | 1938 | British Columbia Canada | Lions' Gate Bridge | North Vancouver - Vancouver, British Columbia Canada | 473 | 1,550 | Wikipedia |
Database: Baseball World Series Winners
| Record Name | Year | Winning Team | Losing Team | Winning City | Losing City | Sport | Score |
| World Series 1938 | 1938 | New York Yankees | Chicago Cubs | NEW YORK | Chicago | Baseball | 4 - 0 |
Database: Wimbledon Tennis Men's Tournament Winners
| Record Name | Year | Sport | Winner | Loser | Score |
| 1938 Wimbledon Mens Result | 1938 | Tennis | Don Budge | Henry Austin | 61 60 63 |
Database: Aircraft Carriers of the United States
| Record Name | Country | Aircraft Carrier | Comission Year | Decomission or Loss Year | Commision Date | Decommision or Loss Date | Hull Number |
| Enterprise | United States | Enterprise | 1938 | 1947 | 12 May 1938 | 17 Feb 1947 | 6 |
Database: United States Average Annual Temperature
| Record Name | Year | Country | Temperature | Rank | Source |
| Average Annual Temperature for 1938 | 1938 | United States | 54.02 deg F | 98 | National Climatic Data Center |
Database: Yearly Total Seasonal Rainfall for Los Angeles
| Record Name | City | State | Country | Season | Total Rainfall (inches) | Inches above or below average | Source |
| Los Angeles Seasonal Rainfall for 1938-1939 | Los Angeles | CALIFORNIA | United States | 1938-1939 | 13.07 | -2.06 | National Weather Service |
| Los Angeles Seasonal Rainfall for 1937-1938 | Los Angeles | CALIFORNIA | United States | 1937-1938 | 23.43 | +8.30 | National Weather Service |
Database: Hart Memorial Trophy Winners for NHL Hockey
| Record Name | Year | Team | Sport | League | Player |
| Hart Memorial Trophy Winner (1938) | 1938 | Boston Bruins | Hockey | NHL | Eddie Shore |
Database: Time Magazine's Man of the Year
| Record Name | Year | Person of the Year |
| Adolf Hitler | 1938 | Adolf Hitler |
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