Emigration to the United States
Travels from Stockholm to the United States after receiving the Nobel Prize and begins a new phase of his scientific career in America.
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1938 in Italy — Page 2
Explore 45 historical events and records for Italy in 1938.
Historical records for Italy in 1938
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Jules Rimet Trophy
Ottorino Barassi, the Italian vice-president of FIFA and president of FIGC, secretly transported the trophy from a bank in Rome and hid it in a shoe-box under his bed to prevent the Nazis from taking it
Juventus Early Career
Begins his senior association with Juventus and develops into a commanding defender whose acrobatic clearances later become an enduring image of Italian football.
Nobel Prize
Receives the Nobel Prize in Physics for demonstrating neutron-induced radioactivity and for discoveries concerning nuclear reactions produced by slow neutrons.
Piola Represents Italy at World Cup
Silvio Piola played a decisive role for Italy at the 1938 World Cup while belonging to Lazio, and the national side retained its title.
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