Terror came from the skies today in 1937 when Hitler's Condor Legion bombed the Spanish town of Guernica. It was target practice for the Luftwaffe in readiness for the Blitzkrieg they would unleash on the rest of Europe two years later. The only other international involvement in Spain's Fascist v Communist civil war came from the International Brigade who were prepared to stand up to the Fascist threat.
Pablo Picasso painted a memorable picture.
In other news ...
Dancer/stripper/burlesque star Gypsy Rose Lee died today in 1970. She was a brilliant hoofer and a pretty girl, but I like her famous quotation better - 'God is love, but get it in writing.'
