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
Valentines’s Day! Only one comic Valentine this year instead of two – and that from C.J. White. The home room party went off in the Band Room. I think they enjoyed it more than the other. We had sandwiches and pop. (Coca-Cola) Home before 10 – Dramatic club party postponed. Saw Rev. Garcia yesterday about taking my girls over on Sunday. Hope they plan something nice.
Here’s what else was happening 80-years-ago today
Heart break ends the life of Leo the Lion after zoo separated him from his companion – the little red hen.
![Chicago Daily Tribune Feb 14, 1936 pg 2](http://80yearsagotoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/aaa-20.png)
The cold wave continues.
![feb 14, 1936](http://80yearsagotoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/feb-14-1936.png)
In Chicago, the thermometer went from freezing to warm causing the weatherman to call the situation a “throughgoing mess”
![Chicago Daily Tribune Feb 14, 1936 pg 3](http://80yearsagotoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/aaa-19.png)
At least 5 were killed in Caracas, Venezuela during protests against a government decree establishing censorship of the press.
![Bundesarchiv Bild 102-13104, Sonja Henie und Karl Schäfer.jpg](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Bundesarchiv_Bild_102-13104%2C_Sonja_Henie_und_Karl_Sch%C3%A4fer.jpg/220px-Bundesarchiv_Bild_102-13104%2C_Sonja_Henie_und_Karl_Sch%C3%A4fer.jpg)
Karl Schäfer of Austria won gold in men’s figure skating at the Winter Olympics
Also on the ice, Speed skating wrapped up.
Medal winner shown below
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
500 metres |
![]() Norway (NOR) |
43.4 | ![]() Norway (NOR) |
43.5 | ![]() United States (USA) |
44.0 |
1500 metres |
![]() Norway (NOR) |
2:19.2 | ![]() Norway (NOR) |
2:20.2 | ![]() Finland (FIN) |
2:20.9 |
5000 metres |
![]() Norway (NOR) |
8:19.6 (OR) | ![]() Finland (FIN) |
8:23.3 | ![]() Finland (FIN) |
8:30.1 |
10000 metres |
![]() Norway (NOR) |
17:24.3 (OR) | ![]() Finland (FIN) |
17:28.2 | ![]() Austria (AUT) |
17:30.0 |
![Chicago Daily Tribune Feb 14, 1936](http://80yearsagotoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/aaa-21.png)