1938

World History

Minimum wage raised from 25 cents to 40 cents per hour.

First full-length animated movie "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs".

Orson Wells panics nation with "War of the Worlds" radioplay.

Churchill Downs History

First tunnel under the track is completed from the grandstand to the infield.

Admission to the infield is 50 cents.

The infield presentation stand is built and first used for the Kentucky Derby winner.