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Tuesday March 2, 1937

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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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British Parliament endorsed the government’s rearmament program by a vote of 243 to 134. Italy replied by ordering every male in the country between 18 and 55 to be fit for “integral militarization”.

Cecilia Colledge 1937.jpgCecilia Colledge of the United Kingdom won the ladies’ competition of the World Figure Skating Championships in London.

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Lázaro Cárdenas

Mexican President Lázaro Cárdenas announced that the government would take over control of the country’s oil resources

 

Howard Hughes is honored, as the worlds most outstanding aviator,  by  President Roosevelt in the Oval Office

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Howard Hughes accepting the Harmon Trophy,
Chicago Daily Tribune March 2, 1937
Chicago Daily Tribune March 2, 1937
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Tuesday February 11, 1936

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diary 2The 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

 

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The U.S. takes the gold in the 2-man bob sled at the 1936 Winter Olympics and  Norway sweeps the gold medal table in Speed Skating

Medal summary

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Two-man
details		  United States (USA)
USA I
Ivan Brown
Alan Washbond		  Switzerland (SUI)
Switzerland II
Fritz Feierabend
Joseph Beerli		  United States (USA)
USA II
Gilbert Colgate
Richard Lawrence
Four-man
details		  Switzerland (SUI)
Switzerland II
Pierre Musy
Arnold Gartmann
Charles Bouvier
Joseph Beerli		  Switzerland (SUI)
Switzerland I
Reto Capadrutt
Hans Aichele
Fritz Feierabend
Hans Bütikofer		  Great Britain (GBR)
Great Britain I
Frederick McEvoy
James Cardno
Guy Dugdale
Charles Green

In ladies Figure Skating – Sonja Henie successfully defended her 1928 and 1932 title; making her the most successful Olympic figure skater ever.

Rank Name Nation CF FS Total points Places
1 Sonja Henie Norway 1 1 424.5 7.5
2 Cecilia Colledge Great Britain 2 2 418.1 13.5
3 Vivi-Anne Hultén Sweden 4 4 394.7 28
4 Liselotte Landbeck Austria 3 6 393.3 32
5 Maribel Vinson United States 6 7 388.7 39

 

 

Team Great Britain

Great Britain pulled off a major upset in the Olympic ice hockey semifinal with a 2-1 victory over Canada.

At least one lawmaker believes the U.S. should tighten it’s immigration laws

Chicago Daily Tribune Feb, 11, 1936 pg 6
Chicago Daily Tribune Feb, 11, 1936 pg 6

 

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Actor Burt Reynolds was born in Lansing, Michigan

French police fought 200 pro-Italian students at the University of Paris calling for the dismissal of Gaston Jèze, who served as legal counsel to Ethiopia.

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Dame Laura Knight became the first woman appointed to the Royal Academy.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chicago Daily Tribune Feb 11, 1936
Chicago Daily Tribune Feb 11, 1936
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Sunday February 9, 1936

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diary 2The 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

Barely did get to church and S.S. without breakfast.  Slept until 5 in the afternoon and my sore throat has almost vanished.  Got letter from Jaime telling me of the opera. Someone else mailed it for there was a note on the back and Jaime wrote it Tuesday!  Saw “The Bride Comes Home” with Claudette Colbert and Fred MacMurray – quite good.  Lenore Shaffer went with me – Alyce Claire returned tonight

 

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

The 1936 North American Cold Wave begins to peak.

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Chicago Sunday Tribune Feb 9, 1936
Chicago Sunday Tribune Feb 9, 1936

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Egypt reduced the age of conscription from 19 to 18 years of age

The Figure Skating competition begins and here are the results from Men’s Alpine Skiing at  the 1936 Winter Olympics

Final
1. Franz Pfnür GER 99,25
2. Gustav Lantschner GER 96,26
3. Emile Allais FRA 94,69
4. Birger Ruud NOR 93,38
5. Roman Wörndle GER 91,16
6. Rudolf Cranz GER 91,03
7. Giacinto Sertorelli ITA 90,39
8. Alf Konningen NOR 90,06

 

 

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