Daily Archives: May 2, 2017

Sunday May 2, 1937

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

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Austrian police raided the headquarters of the Nazi Party in Vienna, finding evidence of collaboration between German and Austrian Nazis, as well as propaganda hostile to the Austrian government.

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The statue of Father Francis Patrick Duffy, a world war 1 priest, is unveiled in Times Square. 

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Chicago Sunday Tribune May 2, 1937

Saturday May 1, 1937

The story continues with the second journal.  This is an entry from her personal diary, diary 2by 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 may 1, 1937 bus strike26,000 London bus drivers went on strike.

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The Siege of Santuario de Nuestra Señora de la Cabeza ended in Republican victory.

United StatesThe Neutrality Act of 1937 became legally binding for all American citizens. Only oil and nonmilitary vehicles were excluded.

Sunderland defeated Preston North End 3-1 in the FA Cup Final at Wembley Stadium.

Service Cross of the German Eagle.pngThe Order of the German Eagle was created in Nazi Germany.

A new Saturday Evening Post and New Yorker magazine

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California Highway 101 grand opening of new Conejo Grade allgnment
Chicago Daily Tribune May 1, 1937
Chicago Daily Tribune May 1, 1937

Friday April 30, 1937

The story continues with the second journal.  This is an entry from her personal diary, diary 2by 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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Women won the right to vote in the Philippines when a suffrage plebiscite passed with 90% approval.

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The Nationalist battleship Espana accidentally hit a mine laid by its own side and sank off Santander.

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Mrs. Roosevelt’s Arrives in Seattle
Chicago Daily Tribune April 30, 1937
Chicago Daily Tribune April 30, 1937