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Sunday October 17, 1937

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

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United Air Lines Douglas DC-3 crashed at Haydens Peak, Wyoming in adverse weather, killing all 19 aboard

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German police arrive in Sudetenland in August 1937

Rioting broke out in TepliceCzechoslovakia between members of the Sudeten German Party and police.

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Japanese forces occupied Baotou

 

The Dairy show is underway in London

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Wednesday July 21, 1937

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Éamon de Valera

Éamon de Valera was re-elected President of the Executive Council of the Irish Free State.

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The musical film High, Wide and Handsome starring Irene Dunne and Randolph Scott premiered at the Astor Theatre in New York City

Image result for july 21, 1937The Police Prefect Roger Langeron shaking hands of the decorated peacekeepers in Paris.

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Henri Desgrange (left), founder of the Tour de France, stands next to French rider Roger Lapebie in Pau, before the start of the 16th stage between Pau and Bordeaux.

1937 Man o' War racehorse. 1 of the greatest Thoroughbred race horses of all time.Man O War.

Chicago Daily Tribune July 21, 1937
Chicago Daily Tribune July 21, 1937

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

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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

Tuesday June 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.

Letter from Carsey saying Vida Holland’s brother jailed for burglary and she probably won’t be teaching again in Hobbs!  Mrs. Estes’ funeral.
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Dino Alfieri

 

In Italy, the Ministry of Popular Culture, Dino Alfieri,  ordered all foreign words and names to be Italianized. Louis Armstrong, for example, was to be known as Luigi Fortebraccio.

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Oldsmobile announced the first automatic transmission available to the public.

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Bill Dietrich of the Chicago White Sox pitched an 8-0 no-hitter against the St. Louis Browns

 

 

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Amelia Earhart‘s Lockheed Electra 10E NR16020 is refueled at Miami, Florida

Chicago Daily Tribune June 1, 1937
Chicago Daily Tribune June 1, 1937

 

Thursday June 4, 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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Léon Blum

Léon Blum became Prime Minister of France. Blum immediately had a crisis on his hands when a wave of strikes across the country took on the character of a general strike.

In Mińsk Mazowiecki, Poland, a total of 50 Jews were reported wounded after several days of anti-Semitic rioting.  A synagogue and many Jewish homes and shops were set ablaze during the riots

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Chicago Daily Tribune June 4, 1936
Chicago Daily Tribune June 4, 1936

 

Tuesday April 21, 1936

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Howard Hughes sitting in the Northop Gamma Racer in New York after setting a new Miami-New York record

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Groundbreaking ceremonies for the San Jacinto Monument

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Anti-Jewish riots by Arabs in Tel Aviv-Jaffa killed 11 people and injured 50.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Hon. Neville Chamberlain, is surrounded by press photographers and journalists as he leaves No.11 Downing Street on Budget Day, 1936On Budget Day in the United Kingdom, Chancellor of the Exchequer Neville Chamberlain projected a surplus of nearly £3 million for the next year, but raised taxes to help pay for increased defence spending

 

 

Chicago Daily Tribune April 21, 1936
Chicago Daily Tribune April 21, 1936

Tuesday March 31, 1936

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The Hindenburg began its first transatlantic crossing

Italians won the Battle of Maychew and achieved complete victory on Ethiopia’s northern front.

Construction continues on the San Francisco Bay Bridge

Baseball returns to downtown Seattle

 

Syria: History of politics and conflict (1920 - 2013)Riot broke out in Damascus after some nationalists were banished to the desert near Dier- El- zor for allegedly fomenting trouble. As a result a general strike was declared which spread to other parts of Syria.

 

 

Chicago Daily Tribune March 31, 1936
Chicago Daily Tribune March 31, 1936

Tuesday March 10, 1936

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The Spitfire Aircraft flies for the second time

Düsseldorf Residents Greet German Troops during the Occupation of the Rhineland

France increased its military presence along the Maginot Line.

In Granada, Spain, at least seven people were killed during rioting by leftists.  In Pamplona, a clash between peasants and soldiers killed four.

 

 

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The Republican Party presidential primaries began in the United States.

Chicago Daily Tribune March 10, 1936
Chicago Daily Tribune March 10, 1936