GOP convention | 80 Years Ago Today

diary 2 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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Herbert Hoover spoke at the Republican National Convention, slamming President Roosevelt for increasing the national debt and preaching what Hoover called “the gospel of class hatred.”

More women are taking part in politics

Chicago Daily Tribune June 10, 1936 pg 3

The Staten Island Zoo opens to the public.

A mother and child observe birds at the newly opened zoo in Barrett Park, August 31, 1936. Courtesy of Parks Photo Archive, Neg. 9579. — https://www.nycgovparks.org/about/history/zoos/staten-island-zoo

The novel Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell was published in the United States

diary 2 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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The US Navy Destroyer 20 squadron sails off the coast of San Diego

File:US Navy Destroyer Squadron 20 off San Diego in 1936.jpg

June 7, 1936: Following a series of strikes and sit-ins that saw nearly 1.8 million French workers down their tools and occupy 8,441 factories, the government convened a meeting between labor and corporate representatives. The result was the Matignon Agreements, which included a 40-hour work week, increased union rights, collective bargaining rights, wage increases, and paid leave.: