1938 New England hurricane

1931, Britain abandons the gold standard.

1938, the Great New England Hurricane, also called the Long Island Express, makes landfall on Long Island, New York, killing an estimated 600 to 700 people and causing widespread destruction across New England.

1942, the Boeing B-29 Superfortress makes its maiden flight.

On the same day, Nazi forces in occupied Ukraine murder thousands of Jews during Holocaust actions timed with Yom Kippur.