The story continues with the second journal. This is an entry from her personal diary, by Elizabeth Lancaster
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Here’s what else was happening 80-years-ago today:
The Muslim Society of Great Britain held its first public meeting to protest the Peel Commission‘s recommendation to partition Palestine. Sir Ernest Nathaniel Bennett chaired the meeting
Belgium’s King Leopold the third is on the cover of this week’s Time Magazine
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.
Met Carsey, Marta, Betty and Emma Lou at school at 12:00 – Skipped my 12 o’clock class and went with them to San Juan flower market and to lunch. Wire from Dad (time?) saying he hadn’t heard from me – I wired him a note. Saw “Regards al Sol” with Carsey – They changed 2nd act from Colonial Maya to Mining – Very Good
Here’s what else was happening 80-years-ago today:
The Marco Polo Bridge Incident occurred in China, marking the beginning of the Second Sino-Japanese War.
The Peel Commission published a report on the situation in Mandatory Palestine, recommending an end to the British mandate and that the territory be partitioned into an Arab state and a Jewish state.
The American League defeated the National League 8-3 in the 5th Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C..
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