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The Year Was 1938
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How Much things cost in 1938
- Minimum wage established by law @ $0.25
- Average Cost of new house $3,900.00
- Average wages per year $1,730.00
- Cost of a gallon of Gas 10 cents
- Average Cost for house rent $27.00 per month
- lb of Hamburger 13 cents
- Average Price for new car $763.00
- Blanket $5.00
- Liptons Noodle Soup 10 Cents
- Bread: 9 cents/loaf
- Milk: 50 cents/gal
- Postage Stamp: 3 cents
- Stock Market: 155
Major Events:
- Photocopier patented
- Freeze Dried Coffee by Nescafe
- March of Dimes is established by FDR.
- Ballpoint pen is patented
- Howard Hughes sets record - 91 hour flight around the world.
- Oil discovered - Saudi Arabia.
- Teflon Introduced
- Du Pont announced a synthetic yarn: "nylon".
- Germany annexes Austria.
- Holocaust begins in Germany
- The State of Israel is founded
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Sports:
- World Series: Yankees defeat Cubs, 4-0.
Starting pitcher, Johnny Vander Meer throws back-to-back no-hitters...never accomplished before or since.
- NFL Title: Giants beat Packers 23-17
- Rose Bowl: California 13, Alabama 0.
- College Football National Champion: Notre Dame
- Joe Louis knocks out Max Schmeling
- Horse Racing: Seabiscuit defeats War Admiral
Entertainment:
- Merrie Melodies cartoon Daffy Duck and Egghead
- Looney Tunes Animated short,Porky & Daffy
- Orson Wells' radio adaptation of The War of the Worlds is broadcast—creating a mild panic
- Action Comics issues the first Superman comic
Popular Films:
- Adventures of Robin Hood, Errol Flynn
- MGM version of Charles Dickens's "A Christmas Carol"
- Disney releases Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
- Boys Town, starring Spencer Tracy and Mickey Rooney
- Jezebel, starring Bette Davis
Born in 1938:
- Gary Collins, Actor
- Natalie Wood, Actor
- Connie Francis, Singer
- Tom Davis, Basketball
- Charley Pride, Country Musician
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