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Tuesday August 3, 1937

August 3, 2017Postsboxing, Lou Gehrig, World Zionist, YankeesShanna Vicker

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

diary 2 by Elizabeth Lancaster Carsey 80-years-ago. Click here to read more.

Wrote to Life Ins. sending bonus notice + $10 to pay premium and part of the loan! Letter from Alyce Claire with congratulations

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

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The 20th biennial World Zionist Congress opened in Zürich, Switzerland.

A Pan American-Grace Airways Sikorsky S-43 amphibious aircraft plunged into the ocean 20 miles off Cristóbal, Panama, killing all 14 aboard.

Generalissimo Francisco Franco informed Italy that he had intelligence that the Soviets were shipping arms to the Republic. Franco urged Italian action to stop the transports.

Jack Rainwater and Tappy Walsh box in downtown Los Angeles

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It’s Lou Gehrig Day at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx.

Saturday March 20, 1937

March 21, 2017PostsAmelia Earhardt, Lou GehrigShanna Vicker

The story continues with the second journal. This is an entry from her personal diary, diary 2 by Elizabeth Lancaster Carsey 80-years-ago. Click here to read more.

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Lou Gehrig signed a new contract with the New York Yankees for $36,000 plus a $750 signing bonus, making him the highest-paid player in baseball.

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Amelia Earhart‘s plane crashed as she attempted to take off in Honolulu. Earhart and her two passengers escaped injury

A new Saturday Evening Post and New Yorker Magazine

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Saturday September 19, 1936

September 19, 2016PostsHallelujah, hurricane, Lou Gehrig, naziShanna Vicker

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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