Showing posts with label April 26. Show all posts
Showing posts with label April 26. Show all posts

Thursday, April 26, 2012

Thursday, April 26, 1934

Walked to school and  home with Ruth Ray. Went up to play with kids. Pauline got kinda mad at Nadine.

Vaile Mansion
Vaile Mansion - Independence, Missouri

Built in 1881, the Vaile Mansion in Independence is a prime example of
Second Empire Victorian architecture. Colonel and Mrs. Harvey Vaile
built the mansion to include 31 rooms, painted ceilings, flushing toilets
and a 48,000 gallon wine cellar.

Located aat 1500 North Liberty Street in Independence, Missouri, the
Vaile Mansion is open April-October as well as holidays for tours.

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Wednesday, April 26, 1933

Had the Civics test. I made 75 per cent on it. Took enrollment slips home for next year in Senior High (Central High School in Kansas City, Missouri).

April 26, 1933: The Gestapo was founded by Hermann Göring. 
A decree was issued creating the Secret Police Office (Geheime Polizei Amt)
which quickly became known as the GPA. But this abbreviation was far too
similar to the GPU abbreviation used by the Soviet Political Police in Russia. Thus,
the name was changed to Secret State Police (Geheime Staats Polizei). The actual
term 'Gestapo' was supposedly created by a Berlin postal official who wanted a name
 that would fit on a regulation-sized postal rubber stamp. Gestapo was derived from
seven letters within the full name Geheime Staats Polizei. Unknowingly, the postal
 official had invented one of the most notorious names in history.