1938

This is an accepted version of this page 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1938th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 938th year of the 2nd millennium, the 38th year of the 20th century, and the 9th year of the 1930s decade.

January 16 : Benny Goodman in New York City
January 27 : The Honeymoon Bridge, Niagara, collapses under ice.
March 4 : First commercial oil discovery in Saudi Arabia at Dammam No. 7