The story continues with the second journal. This is an entry from her personal diary, 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
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The IV Olympic Winter Games opened in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. As each delegation of the 28 participating countries marched past Adolf Hitler in the opening ceremony he gave the Nazi salute.
Olympic Hockey got underway
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Standings
Rk | Team | W | L | T |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sweden | 1 | 0 | 0 |
1 | Hungary | 1 | 0 | 0 |
1 | United States | 1 | 0 | 0 |
1 | Canada | 1 | 0 | 0 |
5 | Belgium | 0 | 1 | 0 |
5 | Poland | 0 | 1 | 0 |
5 | Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 |
5 | Japan | 0 | 1 | 0 |
A very slight break in the North American Cold Wave – but a deadly storm hits Japan
![Chicago Daily Tribune Feb 6, 1936 pg 3](http://80yearsagotoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/aaa-10.png)
The Maxwell Anderson play The Masque of Kings premiered at the Shubert Theatre in New York City.
![Chicago Daily Tribune Feb 6, 1936](http://80yearsagotoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/aaa-9.png)