Today is Victory over Japan Day
VJ Day Crowd in Times Squire, New York City.
1842 John C. Fremont raised the Stars and Stripes from the top of the Wind River Range, naming the location "Fremont's Peak."
1920 Dedication of St. Anthony of Padua Church in Casper.
This large Roman Catholic Church is located one block from St. Mark's Episcopal Church, the First Presbyterian Church, and the St. Anthony's Convent otherwise pictured on this blog. Built in the late teens and completed in 1920, funds to construct the church were raised from the parishioners. The church was formally dedicated by Bishop McGovern on August 15, 1920. The church rectory is next to it, and can be seen in the bottom photograph. To the far right, only partially visible in this photograph, is the Shepherd's Staff, the church offices.
This church served as the only Roman Catholic church in Casper Wyoming up until 1953, when Our Lady of Fatima was opened. The church also currently serves the St. Francis Mission in Midwest Wyoming.
St. Anthony's was recently updated (Spring 2014) to include a Ten Commandments monument.
My parents were married in this church in 1958 and I was baptized here.
The church has, within the entryway, a memorial to its parishioner's killed during World War Two.
I've noticed that this particular entry had tended to remain in the top three of the most observed entries on this blog, not that there's a lot of traffic on this blog. My theory is that people are hitting it looking for the Parish website. That being the case, you can find the parish website by hitting this link here.
Epilog:
St. Anthony's recently received a new set of steps. The old cement was decaying after a century of use. So, as a result, the front of the church now has a slightly different appearance.
1940 Ft. Laramie publicly dedicated as a National Monument. Attribution: On This Day.
St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church, Casper Wyoming
This large Roman Catholic Church is located one block from St. Mark's Episcopal Church, the First Presbyterian Church, and the St. Anthony's Convent otherwise pictured on this blog. Built in the late teens and completed in 1920, funds to construct the church were raised from the parishioners. The church was formally dedicated by Bishop McGovern on August 15, 1920. The church rectory is next to it, and can be seen in the bottom photograph. To the far right, only partially visible in this photograph, is the Shepherd's Staff, the church offices.
This church served as the only Roman Catholic church in Casper Wyoming up until 1953, when Our Lady of Fatima was opened. The church also currently serves the St. Francis Mission in Midwest Wyoming.
St. Anthony's was recently updated (Spring 2014) to include a Ten Commandments monument.
My parents were married in this church in 1958 and I was baptized here.
The church has, within the entryway, a memorial to its parishioner's killed during World War Two.
I've noticed that this particular entry had tended to remain in the top three of the most observed entries on this blog, not that there's a lot of traffic on this blog. My theory is that people are hitting it looking for the Parish website. That being the case, you can find the parish website by hitting this link here.
Epilog:
St. Anthony's recently received a new set of steps. The old cement was decaying after a century of use. So, as a result, the front of the church now has a slightly different appearance.
1940 Ft. Laramie publicly dedicated as a National Monument. Attribution: On This Day.
1942 The first landing at the Casper Air Base took place when Lt. Col. James A. Moore landed a Aeronca at the base.
1945 The Allies proclaimed V-J Day, one day after Japan agreed to surrender unconditionally. Hirohito's surrender message is broadcast to the Japanese people. Japanese aircraft raid TF 38, 12 hours after Hirohito's surrender order. Soviet aircraft sink 860 ton frigate Kenju off Hokkaido; last Japanese warship lost during World War II.A two-day holiday is proclaimed for all federal employees. In New York, Mayor La Guardia pays tribute to Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the deceased president, in a radio broadcast. US Task Force 38 launches massive air strikes on the Tokyo area, encountering numerous Japanese fighters but the aircraft are recalled upon receipt of the surrender announcement. Vice-Admiral Ugaki, commanding Kamikaze operations, leads a final mission but the 7 dive-bombers are shot down off Tokyo before they can reach Okinawa. South Korea was liberated after nearly 40 years of Japanese colonial rule. US gasoline rationing ends.
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