Baptists, Bootleggers, and Everything in Between

Baptists, Bootleggers, and Everything in Between

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Professor Hamilton's Diary: May 21, 1935

Professor Hamilton's Diary: May 21, 1935

The baby's ears keep them hopping; Hitler promises he has no war intentions

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Professor Hamilton's Diary: May 21, 1935
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What a caring and dutiful dad! Professor Hamilton dashed home between classes today to care for Mary Elizabeth. “Kept busy attending her,” he wrote. He blew off his American Association of University Professors meeting at the college.

I wonder if he was listening to the radio today and heard about the speech of lies that Adolf Hitler gave to the Reichstag? Paid subscribers can read on. Click below to upgrade.

The photo of Hitler speaking in 1935, no other date given, is from the German Federal Archive, accessed via Wikimedia Commons.

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