The 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
Pope Pius XI issued the encyclical Mit brennender Sorge, condemning breaches of the Reichskonkordat by the Nazi regime in Germany.
German and Italian POWs who fought for the Nationalists in the Spanish Civil War were interviewed in Valencia by a correspondent of the British newspaper The Times. The captured fighters confirmed they were regular soldiers of their country’s army and not civilian volunteers.
Benito Mussolini sailed for Libya to conduct an inspection tour and review the Italian fleet.
Jersey Airport opened in the Channel Islands.
Workmen cleaning lamps outside Buckingham Palace in preparation for the coronation of George VI