Eight Things To Know

Jimmy Stewart; Ukraine; Vaudeville; War on Terror; Afghanistan; Vladivostok; 2002, and more

1. The controversy over Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.

2. “If You Ask Me,” by Eleanor Roosevelt.

3. Ukraine’s emotional 30th birthday.

4. Britain’s Special Operations Executive.

5. A Life Well Lived: Trixie Friganza (1879-1955).

6. Odd, But True.

7. This week’s bold prediction.

8. Life in 2002.

1. The controversy over Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.

On the night of October 17, 1939, Wa…