Thursday, December 24, 2020

Christmas Eve, December 24, 1940.

Men and a woman reading headlines posted in street-corner window of Brockton Enterprise newspaper office on Christmas Eve, Brockton, Mass.

The Canadian Corps came into existence in the United Kingdom on this day in 1940. The Corps represented the Canadian effort in the Commonwealth struggle in Europe against the Germans and Italians. It would exist until April 1942 when the First Canadian Army was formed, with the corps being a unit within it.

Germany and the UK observed an unofficial two day Christmas truce starting on this day in 1940.

Gandhi wrote a letter to Hitler urging him to stop the war and put his complaints to an international tribunal.

Other events in the war:

Day 481 December 24, 1940

Today in World War II History—December 24, 1940 & 1945

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Lex Anteinternet?

This blog has been around since 2009. In the very first post, we asked the question: "What the heck is this blog about?"

Our answer to the question was: "The intent of this blog is to try to explore and learn a few things about the practice of law prior to the current era. That is, prior to the internet, prior to easy roads, and the like. How did it work, how regional was it, how did lawyers perceive their roles, and how were they perceived?"

We also noted: "Part of the reason for this, quite frankly, has something to do with minor research for a very slow moving book."

All of this is still true, but the focus of the blog has changed somewhat. It now focuses on the era from 1890 to 1920 in general, rather than on the law and lawyers specifically, although that may be far from obvious. It's also become the location where we comment on anything we feel moved to comment on.

We hope you'll feel moved to comment as well. While we moderate every comment, so as to weed out Spam, we greatly appreciate the comments where they are offered, and hope to see more.

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