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On June 25, 1938, the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) was signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The act established minimum wage, overtime pay, and child labor standards in the U.S., marking a significant achievement for workers’ rights during the New Deal era.
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In December 1938, German scientists Otto Hahn and Fritz Strassmann discovered nuclear fission, a process in which the nucleus of an atom splits into smaller parts, releasing a large amount of energy. This discovery would lead to the development of nuclear power and the atomic bomb.
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Superman, the iconic comic book superhero created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, made his first appearance in Action Comics #1, published in June 1938. Superman's debut marked the beginning of the superhero genre and became a significant cultural phenomenon.
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Hans Albert Einstein (Albert Einstein’s son), who first came to the United States seeking work and a place to live in 1937, returning to Switzerland in January 1938, returns to the U.S. this month, continuously staying with his family from this point. He worked as a research engineer at the Agricultural Experiment Station in Clemson, South Carolina.
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