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General Info

General Milan Rastislav Štefánik (1880-1919)
50h
21-Nov-1938
Unknown
Unknown
12.5 x 12.5
Recess
Green
Regular Issue

In Collection

AcquiredNoStamp Qty
5/1/2018  1
Stamp Qty
1
Acquired
5/1/2018

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Used; Hinged
Location
World - Europe - Part 1

1938 in History


United States 1/3/1938
   March of Dimes Founded
The March of Dimes was founded by President Franklin D Roosevelt as the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis.  It was originally set up to fight against the polio epidemic. The name "March of Dimes" was created by Eddie Cantor in his radio campaign and was a play on words of "The March of Time" which was a  popular newsreel at the time.  After Jonas Salk's polio vaccine became available, the organization expanded to focus on birth defects and premature births.

United States 6/30/1938
   Superman's First Appearance
Superman First appeared in Action Comics #1.

United States 7/17/1938
   Douglas Corrigan Crossed the Atlantic in Solo Flight
Douglas "Wrong Way" Corrigan left Floyd Bennett field in Brooklyn, New York and arrived in Dublin, Ireland for the first solo trans-Atlantic airplane flight.  It took twenty-eight hours.


Franklin D Roosevelt (3/4/1933-4/12/1945)
Roberto Marcelino Ortiz (2/20/1938-6/27/1942)
Joseph Lyons (1/6/1932-4/7/1939)
Getúlio Vargas (11/3/1930-10/29/1945)
Getúlio Vargas (11/3/1930-10/29/1945)
Getúlio Vargas (11/3/1930-10/29/1945)
Getúlio Vargas (11/3/1930-10/29/1945)
Neville Chamberlain (5/28/1937-5/10/1940)
William Lyon Mackenzie King (10/23/1935-11/15/1948)
Adolf Hitler (8/2/1934-4/30/1945)
Fumimaro Konoe (6/4/1937-1/5/1939)







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