Daily Archives: September 20, 2016

Sunday September 20, 1936

diary 2The story continues with the second journal.  This is an entry from her personal diary, 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

Image result for september 20, 1936Amelia Earhart sits on top of her Lockheed Electra plane with a group of Purdue University coeds in front

 

 

 

A dynamite blast in Havana, Cuba demolished a newspaper press and a Catholic church and killed 4 people. 20 Socialists were arrested by police that day. It was believed that the newspaper was targeted because it ran editorials supporting the Nationalists in the Spanish Civil War.

Party activists handing out ballot papers for their parties outside a polling booth

The Swedish general election was held. The Swedish Social Democratic Party maintained its plurality in the Riksdag.

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Stylish outfits at Longchamp in Paris, France
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Chicago Bears at Green Bay
Chicago Daily Tribune Sept 20, 1936
Chicago Daily Tribune Sept 20, 1936