Wednesday June 10, 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

Chicago Daily Tribune June 10, 1936
Chicago Daily Tribune June 10, 1936

 

Herbert Hoover spoke at the Republican National Convention, slamming President Roosevelt for increasing the national debt and preaching what Hoover called “the gospel of class hatred.”

More women are taking part in politics

Chicago Daily Tribune June 10, 1936 pg 3
Chicago Daily Tribune June 10, 1936 pg 3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Staten Island Zoo opens to the public.

A mother and child observe birds at the newly opened zoo in Barrett Park, August 31, 1936. Courtesy of Parks Photo Archive, Neg. 9579.
https://www.nycgovparks.org/about/history/zoos/staten-island-zoo

Gone with the Wind cover.jpgThe novel Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell was published in the United States

 

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