Daily Archives: December 26, 2015

Friday December 27, 1935

(This is an entry from the journal entitled Mexico Summer written by Elizabeth Lancaster Carsey 80-years-ago.  Click here to read more)

No  post today

Here’s what else was happening 80-years-ago today

Five American warplanes of the 23d Bomb Squadron bombed Mauna Loa in Hawaii in an unprecedented attempt to divert the flow of lava from a volcanic eruption. The bombs hit their mark, but it was not clear if they had any effect.

Uruguay broke off diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union.Uruguay accused the Soviets of using their legation as a headquarters for plotting communist revolutions.

A Tale of Two Cities 1935 film.JPGThe film A Tale of Two Cities, based on the Charles Dickens novel of the same name, was released.

 

 

Chicago Daily Tribune Dec 27, 1935
Chicago Daily Tribune Dec 27, 1935