Screen Actors Guild member Hattie McDaniel becomes the first African-American to win an Academy Award, honored for her portrayal of ?Mammy? in ?Gone with the Wind? ? 1940
Members of the Chinese Ladies? Garment Workers? Union in San Francisco?s Chinatown begin what is to be a successful four-month strike for better wages and conditions at the National Dollar Stores factory and three retail outlets - 1938