Sunday, January 24, 2021

January 24, 1941. For Greater Knowledge

Stamped on back, January 24, 1941. For a lot of people today, the concept of going to the library is now pretty lost, valuable resource though they remain.

On this day in 1941, Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox sent to Secretary of War Stimson a letter warning of a possible Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

Thai bombers struck Angkor in what is now Cambodia.

Italian armor at Mechili.

British forces advanced 80 miles east from Tobruk to Mechili and then were surprised by the Italian Army engaging in a counterattack. While initially successful due to British confusion, ultimately the Italian forces were defeated.

More about that event can be found here:

Today in World War II History—January 24, 1941

Day 512 January 24, 1941

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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.

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