President of Switzerland
Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
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1938 in Switzerland
Explore 6 historical events and records for Switzerland in 1938.
Historical records for Switzerland in 1938
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Discovery of Supernova
Zwickys colleague Walter Baade proposed using supernovae as standard candles to estimate distances in deep space
Germany Replay Breakthrough
Bickel was part of the Swiss side that defeated Germany 4-2 in a replay after their opening World Cup encounter had ended level.
Germany Replay Two-Goal Contribution
Abegglen scored twice in the replay against Germany and helped secure Switzerland's place in the 1938 World Cup quarter-finals.
Hubbles Law
When Edwin Hubble discovered a linear relationship between the distance to a galaxy and its redshift expressed as a velocity, Zwicky speculated that the effect was due not to motions of the galaxy, but to the slowing down of photons
World Cup Replay Equaliser
Walachek scored during Switzerland's remarkable comeback against Germany as the Swiss recovered from a two-goal deficit to win 4-2.
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