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| 1  | 1898  |  |  
| 2  | 1933  |  |  
| 3  | 1938  | - 1938—1938: Principle of paid holidays established in Britain
 
- 1938—1938: HMS Rodney first ship to be equipped with radar
 
- 1938—1938: First practical ball-point pen produced by Hungarian journalist, Lajos Biro
 
- 12 Mar 1938—12 Mar 1938: Germany invades and annexes Austria
 
- 3 Jul 1938—3 Jul 1938: 'Mallard' reaches 126 mph (203 km/h); still world record for a steam locomotive
 
- 27 Sep 1938—27 Sep 1938: Largest ocean liner ever built, Queen Elizabeth launched on Clydebank
 
- 29 Sep 1938—29 Sep 1938: Chamberlain visits Hitler in Munich -  promises 'peace in our time'
 
- 30 Oct 1938—30 Oct 1938: Orson Welles broadcasts his radio play of HG Wells 'The War of the Worlds', causing panic in the USA
 
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