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Saturday July 25, 1936

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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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Here’s what else was happening 80-years-ago today

. …without air conditioning, people spent the night sleeping on the lawn of the state capital building in Lincoln.

Lincoln, Nebraska recorded a record minimum temperature of 91 degrees as the Heat Wave picks up again.

A new Saturday Evening Post and New Yorker 

 

Part of the New Deal, a portion of Orchard Beach in the Bronx opened to the public.

Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia and Parks Commissioner Robert Moses preside at the beach’s grand opening, July 25, 1936
Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia and Parks Commissioner Robert Moses preside at the beach’s grand opening

Germany became the first country to recognize Italian rule of Ethiopia by abolishing its legation in Addis Ababa and replacing it with a general consulate.

Jesse Owens practices aboard the SS Manhattan on the way to the Olympic games in Berlin

Emilio Mola was formally designated commander of Nationalist operations in the north, and Francisco Franco the commander of the south.

The French government announced it had decided not to sell aircraft to Spain at the momen

Chicago Daily Tribune July 25, 1936
Chicago Daily Tribune July 25, 1936
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