AP Historical Hard Drive 2002

The members of the American Ryder Cup golf team pose at Ridgewood, N.J., Sept. 26, 1938. The golfers, from left, are, Walter Hagen, captain; Sam Park...

This view of High Street looking across Bushnell Park shows the extent of the flood in Hartford, Conn., Sept. 24, 1938. The State Capitol in the back...

This aerial view shows the destruction of boats and pier sheds by a hurricane at New London, Conn., Sept. 22, 1938. The hurricane swept the North Atl...

Willi Messerschmitt, 42, German aircraft designer and builder, is shown on Sept. 19, 1938. The location is not known. (AP Photo)

Mounted police force the dense crowd away from Downing Street in Whitehall, England, where Franco-British discussions continue after yesterday's day-l...

Soldiers of No. 1 Regiment of artillery haul defense guns into position in Motol, southwest of Prague during the Czech Sudeten-German conflict, Sept....

Horse-drawn guns of the No. 1 Regiment of artillery is moved into position at Motol, Southwest of Prague, during Czech Sudeten-German conflict, Sept....

People in the town of Eger, Czechoslovakia, read the proclamation of martial law to restore order after Czech Sudeten-German clashes on the German fro...

In a short ceremony, aviator Dr. Hugo Eckener, on the speaker's rostrum, baptizes the new dirigible Graf Zeppelin before its first test flight at the...

This general view, looking towards the Bronx, shows the construction work starting on the Queens side of the Bronx-Whitestone Bridge in New York City,...

Lynn Fontanne and her husband Alfred Lunt pose aboard Normandie as they return from Europe to New York City, Sept. 12, 1938. (AP Photo)

Winston Churchill leaves No. 10 Downing Street after meeting with British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain in London, England, Sept. 10, 1938. The...

Joseph Kennedy, U.S. Ambassador to Britain, leaves for No. 10 Downing Street to meet with British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain in London, Englan...

Hitler Youth carry Nazi banners as they march past their Fuehrer at the Nuremberg stadium during a mass demonstration at the National Socialist Party...

Hitler Youth salute during review by their feuhrer at a mass Nazi rally at 10th annual congress of the National Socialist Party in Nuremberg, Germany,...

A woman looks at a window display of gas masks and air raid precautionary propaganda in Prague during the Czech Sudeten-German conflict, Sept. 9, 1938...

A Czech housewife shops for a gas mask in a retail store in Prague during the Czech Sudeten-German conflict, Sept. 9, 1938. (AP Photo)

Gas masks are on sale in shops throughout Prague as seen in this window display in the Czech capital during the Czech Sudeten-German conflict, Sept. 9...

German soldiers carry banners as they march past swastika emblems in a mass demonstration of the National Socialist Party congress in Nuremberg stadiu...

This general view shows the South African Institute of Medical Research in Johannesburg, South Africa, Aug. 26, 1938. (AP Photo)

The General Mining and Finance Corporation building in Johannesburg, South Africa, is shown on Aug. 26, 1938. (AP Photo)

This general view shows the Stock Exchange building in Johannesburg, South Africa, Aug. 26, 1938. (AP Photo)

This general view shows Eloff Street in Johannesburg, South Africa, Aug. 26, 1938. (AP Photo)

Architect Frank Lloyd Wright, center, is surrounded by four apprentices who work and study under his direction at Taliesin, his estate at Spring Green...

Frank Lloyd Wright, one of the greatest architects of the 20th century, is seen in his studio and home in Talisien, Spring Green, Wis., August 16, 19...

Howard Hughes is showered with confetti during a celebration parade in Chicago's Loop, Ill., July 29, 1938. Hughes arrived here in the plane in which...

Aviator Howard Hughes and his crew of four men are greeted by a crowd after arriving on a commercial flight to Washington, D.C., July 20, 1938. Hughe...

A group of Americans, who fought with the government forces in Spain, make the Communist salute aboard the Champlain as they return to New York City o...

Aviator Howard Hughes, waving, joins New York Mayor Fiorello La Guardia, center behind standing microphones, on the steps of New York's City Hall foll...

Howard Hughes walks across the lobby of a hotel in New York City, July 15, 1938. Hughes and his crew arrived yesterday after completing a flight arou...

Howard Hughes waves to the crowd from the back seat of an open car, center, during a welcome parade for the aviator along Broadway in lower Manhattan,...

Howard Hughes, wearing suit and hat, facing camera, and his crew of four men are greeted by a crowd as they arrive at Floyd Bennett Airport in New Yor...

Howard Hughes and his crew of four men are greeted by a crowd as they make a pit stop at an airport in Minneapolis, Minn., early July 14, 1938, markin...

American aviator Howard Hughes, center, is escorted by Grover Whalen, left, president of the New York World's Fair, following his arrival at Floyd Ben...

Aviator Howard Hughes is shown at Ebbetts Field in New York City, July 14, 1938. Hughes and his crew of four completed their around the world flight...

Don Budge, U.S.A., returns the ball in the men's singles final match against H.W. Austin of Great Britain at Wimbledon, England, July 1, 1938. Budge...

American aviator Howard Hughes is welcomed at Le Bourget Airdrome, France, on July 1, 1938, after landing his twin-motored Lockheed Monoplane. Hughes...

Howard Hughes, wearing hat and facing camera, center, is welcomed at Le Bourget Airdrome, France, on July 1, 1938, after landing his twin-motored Lock...

Pickets from the Jewish People's Committee patrol the street in front of the German Consul General's offices at 17 Battery Place, New York City, durin...

Heavyweight boxer Joe Louis walks away to a neutral corner as challenger Max Schmeling lies on the canvas in the first and final round of their 15-rou...

Evalyn Walsh McLean, wearing the Hope diamond, is shown during dinner at the Stork Club in New York City on June 22, 1938. (AP Photo)

The USS Honolulu, a 9,650-ton Brooklyn class light cruiser built at the New York Navy Yard, is commissioned in New York City on June 15, 1938. In the...

The new Twentieth Century Limited is shown in Chicago, Ill., on June 9, 1938. The New York Central System's streamlined New York-Chicago train is the...

The Pennsylvania Railroad's new modernized streamlined Broadway Limited train is shown as it makes a special run for invited guests from Chicago, Ill,...

Jewish psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud, center, poses with his daughter Mathilde, left, and Dr. Ernest Jones on his arrival at his Hampstead home in Londo...

Prof. Sigmund Freud, holding cane, is shown after arriving at Victoria Station in London, England, June 5, 1938. Threatened by the Nazi persecution o...

The Duke and Duchess of Windsor pose at the edge of their Chateau de la Croe estate overlooking the Mediterranian Sea near Antibes, France, on the Fre...

U.S. Army Brigadier Gen. George C. Marshall is shown in June 1938. (AP Photo/U.S. Army Signal Corps)

Floyd Roberts, Van Nuys, Ca., gets the checkered flag as he crosses the finish line at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Track in Indianapolis, Ind., Mo...

The Benjamin Franklin National Memorial statue, located in the rotunda of the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia, Pa., is shown on May 19, 1938. The...