Difference between revisions of "1938"

Latest revision as of 07:54, 15 October 2022

April 10	The Second British Convention in London.
May 29	Newark Convention aka Fourth Eastern aka First National held.
May–June	Divisive FAPA Campaign.
June 15	Ballpoint pen patented.
September 18	Futurians hold first meeting.
October 17	Philadelphia Conference. End of Second Fandom and start of Second Transition (Numerical Fandoms).
October 30	Orson Welles’ radio drama of H. G. Wells’ The War of the Worlds terrifies America.
November	First issue of Harry Warner's Spaceways.
November 9–10	Kristallnacht.

Births and Deaths:

Convention series started or ended:

Onetime conventions:

Bids:

Publications started or ended:

Publishers founded or closed:

Awards made, started or ended:

Stores opened or closed:

Clubs founded or disbanded:

Fanhistory:

New fanspeak coined:

Barbarian Invasion - Gafia - Sacred Order of FooFoo

Miscellaneous:

Asia:

Australia:

Canada:

SupraMundane Stories

Europe:

Georges Méliès - Karel Čapek

Ireland:

New Zealand:

US:

Rest of the World:

1937 \| 1938 \| 1939

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 <tab>
-April 10 ||The [[Second British Convention]] in [[London]]
+April 10 ||The [[Second British Convention]] in [[London]].
-May 29 ||[[Newark Convention]] aka [[Fourth Eastern]] aka [[First National]] held
+May 29 ||[[Newark Convention]] aka [[Fourth Eastern]] aka [[First National]] held.
-May-June ||Divisive [[FAPA Campaign]]
+May–June ||Divisive [[FAPA Campaign]].
-September 18 ||[[Futurians]] hold first meeting
+June 15 ||Ballpoint pen patented.
-October 17 ||[[1938 Philadelphia Conference|Philadelphia Conference]]
+September 18 ||[[Futurians]] hold first meeting.
-October 17 ||End of [[Second Fandom]] and start of [[Second Transition]] ([[Numerical Fandoms]]) (at [[1938 Philadelphia Conference|Philadelphia Conference]])
+October 17 ||[[1938 Philadelphia Conference|Philadelphia Conference]]. End of [[Second Fandom]] and start of [[Second Transition]] ([[Numerical Fandoms]]).
-November ||First issue of [[Harry Warner]]'s ''[[Spaceways]]''
+October 30 ||[[Orson Welles]]’ radio drama of [[H. G. Wells]]’ ''The War of the Worlds'' terrifies [[America]].
+November ||First issue of [[Harry Warner]]'s ''[[Spaceways]]''.
+November 9–10|| Kristallnacht.
 </tab>
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