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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

Friday May 21, 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

 

Adolf Hitler at Hindenburg's Funeral - AAEE001152 - Rights Managed - Stock Photo - Corbis. Adolf Hitler (lower center, walking) at the state funeral for President Paul von Hindenburg in August 7, 1934. Five days previous, when the President died, Hitler, the Chancellor, declared himself Fuhrer. | Location: Near Hohenstein, Germany.:

The bodies of the 26 German victims of the Hindenburg tragedy arrived in Cuxhaven by ship. A state funeral was held in a local hall.

The Soviet Union established the North Pole-1 station in the Arctic Ocean.

Image result for may 21, 1937A dust storm strikes Clayton, New Mexico.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Golden Gate Bridge at night before official opening in San Francisco

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Vintage Everyday

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Image result for may 21, 1937The boyscout Jamboree  is underway in Washington D.C.

In the evening,  the Inland Steel employees went on strike in Chicago

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USW Local 1010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Chicago Daily Tribune May 21, 1937