25 Years Ago: 1959 - November 16

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keywords: kerns hotel fire lansing mi, pilot amelia earhart, president of mexico lazaro cardenas, pro golfer olin dutra

Synopsis: The Kerns Hotel in Lansing MI touted as fireproof and safe burns to the ground within hours, Aviatrix Amelia Earhart the only woman to fly the Atlantic alone sets her sights on her first Trans-Pacific flight from Honolulu HI to California, Lazaro Cardenas is inaugurated as President of Mexico at the National Stadium with over 50,000 in attendance, Pro Golfer Olin Dutra sinks a 40 foot putt for victory in the $12,500 Miami Biltmore Open golf tournament, In 1934 the Empire Slipper ruled the roost in the fashion World of slippers and sandals...(read more)

Date: 1959
Duration: 00:02:03
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Type: Public Domain
Language: English
Location: United States, Mexico

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25 Years Ago: 1959 - November 16

25 Years Ago Today: 1934

A night of terror in the Midwest as the supposedly fireproof Kerns Hotel of Lansing, Michigan, burns in a tragic holocaust that shocked the nation.

Amelia Earhart, 'America’s Flying Sweetheart', prepares for her first Trans-Pacific flight.

Lazaro Cardenas is inaugurated as President of Mexico for an historic term of office.

Olin Dutra wins the National Golf Championship with a spectacular 40-foot putt.

Shoe Fashions, a quarter of a century back, show that notions of what’s chic in footwear have changed drastically, but not tastes in the feminine appendage they adorn.