Outbreak of World War I as a consequence of Archduke of Austria-Este Francis Ferdinand's assassination in Sarajevo. Troops gather in Germany on the bidding of Kaiser Wilhelm II. Soldiers leave Berlin. Soldiers of the Alexandria Regiment march. Family members bid farewell as new recruit soldiers board a railroad train and leave for a war front. Smiling soldiers. A huge crowd at a platform to bid farewell to the soldiers. The train carrying the soldiers pulls away.
Opening slate reads:"Yokohama, Japan- 1927. The Empire's entire Naval forces are assembled for review. Emperor Hiro Hito [in uniform saluting he walks] attends." (Note: this is not entirely correct. The Emperor does not salute. He is saluted, by Navy personnel, as he walks to a gangplank. The Next slate reads:"Guns roar out as the Emperor boards the battleship 'Matsu'."(Note this is the battleship "Mutsu.) View of her twin 41 cm (16.1 inch) guns firing a salute from the ship. View of a Fubuki-class destroyer firing guns in salute. Smoke from gunfire partially obscuring her. Smaller guns firing from another ship. Japanese statesmen in formal attire with high hats, stand on the deck of the battleship Mutsu. The ship's funnel is at their right, and life boats on davits to their left. Camera backs away showing other participants in the events. Bow view of the battleship Matsu, heading toward the camera. She turns and provides a stern view. Slate reads: "New types of warship construction, the angled stack and pagoda-like foremast are unique developments by the Japanese." The battleship, Nagato, is then seen with her unique "s" shaped funnel. Aerial views of the Japanese fleet at sea.
Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev on a visit to the United States. Animated map of the United States shows places visited by Mr. Khrushchev during his tour. A line on the map from New York to Los Angeles. An aircraft lands in Los Angeles, California. 'U.S. Air Force' written on the aircraft. Mrs. and Mr. Khrushchev disembark from the aircraft and are greeted by Los Angeles Mayor. Photographers click pictures. Mr. Khrushchev and party leave in cars for a tour of the city. General scenes of Los Angeles streets with 1950s cars, including a station wagon, driving on Wilshire Boulevard in front of the Brown Derby restaurant, and also scenes of 1950s automobiles driving on streets of Los Angeles lined by palm trees. View of motorcade accompanied by police escorts. Brief shot outside the Brown Derby at 1628 North Vine Street in Hollywood. Mr. Khrushchev's motorcade reaches Hollywood. Photographers click pictures. They are greeted by Hollywood film executives, including Eric Johnston, president of the Motion Picture Association of America. They watch the filming of a movie sequence on a Hollywood movie set.
Newsreel recounting events that took place 25 years earlier, in 1935. Farmers mass outside the White House in Washington DC, United States to cheer U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and to support the Agricultural Adjustment Administration. The President addresses the gathering from a balcony. U.S. Vice President John Nance Garner acting as the President of the Senate signs the Patman Bonus Bill. A copy of the bill. President Roosevelt addresses a joint session of the Congress to defend his veto. United States Senator from Louisiana Huey Long addresses the Congress. Father Charles Edward Coughlin addresses a mass gathering at Madison Square Garden in New York.
Inter Allied games at Pershing Stadium in Paris, France. Athletes from various allied countries march into the stadium. Athletes from countries like France, Australia, New Zealand, Belgium, Serbia, Italy, England, Greece, Canada and Romania march at the opening ceremony of the Inter Allied games. American athletes march at the ceremony.
A technicolor commercial advertisement for the new Ford car in the United States. Scenes near ocean. Seagulls in flight. 1939 Ford automobile driving along the road. Narrator extols the car's soft springs and smoothness of the ride. A man and two women stand at water's edge and point at the seagulls in flight. They enter a 1939 Ford coupe. The man drives and the two women sit with him in the front seat.
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