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In 1938, Otto Hahn and Fritz Strassmann found one strange element in uranium residue and accidentally opened the atomic age

The Times of India 16 May 2026
... and scientists.Relevance of the 1938 experiment to historyThis 1938 experiment has historical value, because it demonstrates how one tiny detail in the lab can change the course of world events.
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France 1938: Italy triumphs as global conflict looms

Independent online (SA) 15 May 2026
The world was on the brink of an all-encompassing war, and there were already signs of what was to come at the Fifa World Cup in France in 1938.
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Linda Sue Simpson Hammeke 1938 - 2026

Great Bend Tribune 15 May 2026
CLAFLIN — Linda Sue Simpson Hammeke went into God’s open arms on May 14, 2026, passing away at Ellinwood District Hospital, where she received exceptional care from the entire staff ... Sue was born in Kansas City, Mo., on Aug. 27, 1938, to Helen E ... P.O.
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Making cottage cheese with clabber milk? 1938 cookbook has the recipe

Times Recorder - Zanesville 11 May 2026
Kitchen techniques that make cooking easier and faster. Learn how to use a whisk, dental floss, rolling pin, wine opener and knives the right way for faster, safer cooking at home. Recently someone gave me a 1938 Ohio Grange cookbook.
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James Brush, June 6, 1938 — May 4, 2026

Columbia Missourian 09 May 2026
James Walter Brush, 87, of Columbia peacefully passed away at his home on May 4, surrounded by his wife and children ... .
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Remembering Ted Turner (1938-2026)

The Georgetowner 07 May 2026
Ted Turner, the media mogul and philanthropic pioneer, died yesterday at 87. I remember fondly my lunch date with the founder of CNN and Jane Fonda’s former husband. “I personally worry ....
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Ted Turner: 1938-2026

Videoage 06 May 2026
By Dom Serafini. My recollection of Ted Turner, who died today, May 6, 2026, at the age of 87 in Florida. I first met Turner at CNN’s headquarters in Atlanta in 1980, just after he created the first all-news channel, CNN.
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In 1938, Roy Plunkett found a frozen gas cylinder and discovered Teflon, changing everything from space suits to frying pans

The Times of India 06 May 2026
On a spring morning in 1938, a young chemist named Roy Plunkett found himself in the laboratory of the DuPont company conducting experiments to create a new refrigerant gas ... The idea suggested by his wife, Colette, was even better ... .
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In 1938, Laszlo Biro noticed newspaper ink dried instantly while his fountain pen smudged, and this led to the creation of the modern ballpoint pen

The Times of India 06 May 2026
In the late 1930s, a Hungarian journalist, László Bíró, found himself facing the same problem every day. His fountain pen left smudges on paper, whereas the ink used for newspaper production dried quickly and did not smear ... .
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In 1938, Ruth Wakefield’s simple choice of mixed chopped chocolate into cookie dough created America’s favourite dessert

The Times of India 05 May 2026
In this particular example, texture becomes crucial.1938 was a critical moment in the cookie's historical timelineWakefield presented her Toll House Chocolate Crunch Cookie recipe in a cookbook during that year.
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