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Saturday August 1, 1936

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

The opening ceremony of the 1936 Summer Olympics was held in Berlin. As with the Winter Games in February, there was confusion between the Nazi salute and the Olympic salute. Most countries gave one salute or the other as they passed Hitler in the viewing stand. The British and Americans did not salute at all and gave a military-style ‘eyes right’ instead. The Americans were also the only country not to dip their country’s flag while passing Hitler, in keeping with the U.S. custom of only dipping to the President of the United States.

France took a public stance of neutrality in the Spanish Civil War by announcing that volunteers would be allowed to go and fight as long as they did not carry arms on French soil.

The Nationalists captured Guadarrama

 

The heat wave shifts to the South  from its position over the northern Plains and is now anchored over the southern Plains

Chicago Daily Tribune August 1, 1936
Chicago Daily Tribune August 1, 1936

Thursday February 6, 1936

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

No post today

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

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1936 Winter Olympics logo.pngThe IV Olympic Winter Games opened in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. As each delegation of the 28 participating countries marched past Adolf Hitler in the opening ceremony he gave the Nazi salute.

 

Olympic Hockey got underway

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Standings

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Rk Team W L T
1 Sweden 1 0 0
1 Hungary 1 0 0
1 United States 1 0 0
1 Canada 1 0 0
5 Belgium 0 1 0
5 Poland 0 1 0
5 Germany 0 1 0
5 Japan 0 1 0

A very slight break in the North American Cold Wave – but a deadly storm hits Japan

Chicago Daily Tribune Feb 6, 1936 pg 3
Chicago Daily Tribune Feb 6, 1936 pg 3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Maxwell Anderson play The Masque of Kings premiered at the Shubert Theatre in New York City.

Chicago Daily Tribune Feb 6, 1936
Chicago Daily Tribune Feb 6, 1936