This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Rats gnaw phones disrupt Garn office in Washington
A Garn staffer found his telephone in the Dirksen Building not working. Repairmen traced the issue to lines shorted and wires gnawed by teeth. Despite replacing the instrument, troubles continued. Workers then found damaged wiring under floor plates and blocked charges for the work. On this date in 1940 Germany announced a total blockade of Britain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Jake Garn
Utah
Garn
Dirksen Senate
Germany
Britain