(This is an entry from the journal entitled Mexico Summer written 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:

Haile Selassie, the Emperor of Ethiopia,  held a conference for reporters on the porch of his headquarters to formally reject the Hoare–Laval Pact

Mussolini authorized the use of chemical weapons in Ethiopia.

Pope Pius XI created eighteen new cardinals.

In Manhattan, the Frick Collection of art opened to the public.

Alexey Grigoryevich Stakhanov is on the cover of Time magazine.

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(This is an entry from the journal entitled Mexico Summer written by Elizabeth Lancaster Carsey 80-years-ago.  Click here to read more)

Graded standard tests – Alyce Claire returned at 5

Here’s what else happening 80-years-ago:

The Christmas Offensive began when Ethiopians launched a counterattack against the Italians at Dembeguina Pass.

Rodolfo Graziani sent Mussolini a telegram requesting “maximum freedom of action for use of asphyxiating gases.

In the NFL Championship Game, the Detroit Lions beat the New York Giants 26-7 at University of Detroit Stadium.

Konosuke Matsushita. the founder of Panasonic,  divided up his company, Matsushita Electric Industrial Co,  into 9 division companies based on the different types of business.    This move led to the creation of Panasonic.

Sacramento’s Tower Bridge was officially dedicated. 

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