Daily Archives: June 20, 2017

Sunday June 20, 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.

Kids come today at 10 am Baby baptized. Jonathon has moved to ElTwo in a Crowd Poster Royale already! Saw “Two is a Crowd” with him and Mary Jo last night.  Letter from Mrs. Morris showing flood pictures

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

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Alexander Belyakov, Georgiy Baidukov and Valery Chkalov by their plane

A Soviet Tupolev ANT-25 aircraft flew over the North Pole and landed in Vancouver, Washington. The flight was made to test the prospects of trans-polar air travel.

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Geibeltbad Pirna.pngThe Geibeltbad Pirna was founded near Dresden, German

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Racing driver Roy Eccles at the 24 Hours of Le Mans 1937 in Le Mans, France

 

 

 

 

 

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Chicago Sunday Tribune June 20, 1937

Saturday June 19, 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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Nationalist forces enter the city

The Battle of Bilbao ended with the Nationalist capture of the city.

The Huesca Offensive ended in Republican failure.

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an unidentified striker

The Women’s day massacre occurred in Youngstown, Ohio.Image result for little steel strike june 19, 1937

Pennsylvania Governor George Howard Earle III declared martial law in Johnstown

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Freeport Journal Standard Newspaper Archives. June 19, 1937

A new New Yorker and Saturday Evening Post magazine

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Chicago Daily Tribune June 19, 1937