page_title: 1938
section_title: January
hierarchical_section_title: 1938 / Events / January
caption_attribution_description: King Farouk of Egypt (1948)
context_page_description: 1938 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1938th year of the Common Era and Anno Domini designations, the 938th year of the 2nd millennium, the 38th year of the 20th century, and the 9th year of the 1930s decade.
context_section_description: January 1
  The California Golden Bears defeat the Alabama Crimson Tide in the 1938 Rose Bowl, with a final score of 13–0.
  The new constitution of Estonia enters into force, which many consider to be the ending of the Era of Silence and the authoritarian regime.
  Sir Alexander Cadogan succeeds Sir Robert Vansittart as permanent under-secretary at the British Foreign Office; Vansittart is given the new office of Chief Diplomatic Advisor to the Government.
  The Merrie Melodies cartoon short Daffy Duck & Egghead is released, being the first cartoon to give Daffy Duck his continuing name, as well as his second appearance.
  State-owned railroad networks are created by merger, in France (Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français – SNCF) and the Netherlands (Nederlandse Spoorwegen – NS).
  January 3 – The March of Dimes is established as a foundation to combat infant polio, by President of the United States Franklin D. Roosevelt.
  January 11 – Leading Korean dancer Choi Seung-hee arrives in San Francisco to begin her international tour in the United States. She is the first Korean Wave entertainer.
  January 12 – German War Minister Field Marshal Werner von Blomberg marries Eva Gruhn in Berlin; Hermann Göring is best man at the wedding.
  January 16 – Two landmark live sound recordings are produced this day: the very first of Mahler's Ninth by the Vienna Philharmonic under Bruno Walter, in the face of dire circumstances; and Benny Goodman and his orchestra become the first jazz musicians to headline a concert at Carnegie Hall, in New York City.
  January 20 – King Farouk of Egypt marries Safinaz Zulficar, who becomes Queen Farida, in Cairo.
  January 22 – Thornton Wilder's play Our Town is performed for the first time anywhere in Princeton, New Jersey. It premieres in New York City on February 4.
  January 27
  The Honeymoon Bridge at Niagara Falls, New York, collapses as a result of an ice jam.
  German War Minister Field Marshal Werner von Blomberg resigns, following the revelation that his new wife had previously posed for pornographic photos.
  January 28 – The first ski tow in America begins operation in Vermont.
caption: January 20: King Farouk
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