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Thursday January 2, 1936

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

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

 

Washington D.C.: January 2, 1936. A young man assists a young woman in putting on her ice skates to go skating on the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool
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A young man assists a young woman in putting on her ice skates to go skating on the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool in Washington D.C.

 

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Scientists take a close look at Mars – they believe it has snow, rain and vegetation

 

In a reply to James Grover McDonald‘s statement of December 29, Germany said that the League of Nations had “every reason to worry first about the manner in which states belonging to the League deal with minorities and confessions within their borders” before concerning itself with Germany’s internal affairs.

The first-ever New York Film Critics Circle Awards were announced. The Informer was named Best Film of 1935.

Cypress Gardens opened near Winter Haven, Florida

 

 

Chicago Daily Tribune Jan 2, 1936
Chicago Daily Tribune Jan 2, 1936