- Orson Welles broadcast of H.G. Wells's "War of the Worlds", creates a nationwide panic, as listeners believe that aliens have landed.
- Artie Shaw has a hit with "Begin The Beguine".
- Frank Capra's "You Can't Take It With You" wins Best Picture at the Academy Awards.
- Famous Births ... Tina Turner, Ted Turner, Kenny Rodgers.
- Deaths ... Robert Johnson, blues singer, E.C. Segar, creator of Popeye..
- New York Yankees defeat Chicago Cubs (4-0) in the World Series.
- A first-class postage stamp cost $0.03.
- Floods and Landslides in Los Angeles cause 200 deaths.
- Hitler marches into Austria; Nazis begin persecution of Jews.
- Teflon is developed at Du Pont.
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