Lex Anteinternet: Sunday, November 15, 1942. Americans prevail in Iron Bottom Sound.

Tuesday, November 15, 2022

Sunday, November 15, 1942. Americans prevail in Iron Bottom Sound.

The Naval Battle of Guadalcanal ended as an American victory. On this day, the USS Washington, a battleship, sank the Japanese battleship Kriishima.

USS Washington in 1942.

Church bells were rung in the United Kingdom in celebration of the victory at El Alamein. They had been silenced since 1940.

Women entered USAAF flight training for the first time. The training was at the Houston Municipal Airpor and the unit was designated as the 319th Army Air Force Flying Training Detachment.

The comic book Archie appeared.

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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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