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Panama-Pacific International Exposition: Opening day celebrations / crowds at the entrances / pan of Exposition proper / parades on Market Street and Van Ness Avenue / Tower of Jewels / Fountain of Energy / other buildings / day for night shots / submarines / Fun Zone at night / nighttime illumination of buildings showing use of fog machines and special lights / Uncle Sam's submarines. No audio. (13 minutes)
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This historical newsreel, hosted and narrated by Dennis James, contains three segments. The first profiles the exploits of Mildred Ella ("Babe") Didrikson Zaharias, a woman considered the greatest female athlete of her time. The second segment on the Prohibition Era contains footage of Charleston dancers, famous speakeasy operator "Texas" Guinan, singer Al Jolson, President Warren G. Harding playing a tuba, President Calvin Coolidge wearing a Native...
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This historical newsreel, hosted and narrated by Dennis James, contains three segments. The first reviews the incident of the accidental sinking of the USS S-51 submarine in 1925 off the coast of Rhode Island. The second segment goes back in time to the 1926 "Scopes Monkey Trial" in Tennessee. Archival footage of the trial features defense lawyer Clarence Darrow, Congressman and Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan, and the defendant John Scopes....
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This historical newsreel, hosted and narrated by Dennis James, contains three segments. The first is an overview of some of the more violent storms that have struck the nation since 1926. The next feature story explores women's fashions, with footage of fashion shows from 1910 up through the '20s. The last segment profiles the prohibition years with a focus on the gunplay and violence that occurred at the time, providing footage of gangsters, speakeasies,...
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Following the defeat of Germany in World War II, the leaders of the United States, Great Britain, and the Soviet Union met just outside of Berlin to negotiate policies toward postwar Germany and plan for the ending of the war against Japan. At this meeting, U.S. president Harry S. Truman agreed to grant Poland additional land from Germany in exchange for the Soviet Union allowing the country to have free elections within one year. He also pressed...
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In a 1984 interview, U.S. Representative Newt Gingrich (R, GA) criticized Democrats for not regarding the Soviet Union as a serious danger to geopolitical stability. Gingrich, who had gained a reputation as an outspoken anticommunist, had clashed with Speaker of the House Tip O'Neill, accusing O'Neill of being "blind" to the communist threat.
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As a long-serving Congressman from Michigan who represented an area with several automobile factories, John Dingell, a Democrat, argued that strict environmental controls harmed Detroit's ability to compete with foreign automakers. His proposal to add an amendment to the Clean Air Act that would reduce some air quality restrictions was protested by Ralph Nader and other consumer advocates, who felt that Dingell was promoting business interests over...
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In response to allegations made in the New York Times in 1974 that the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) was performing illegal domestic surveillance, wire taps, and break-ins, the U.S. Senate formed an investigative committee led by Frank Church (D-ID). The Church Committee discovered that the CIA had performed a wide range of illegal activities including running vulnerability tests in the New York City subway without alerting city officials or subway...