Events in Italy and the United States during the Great Depression. Italy, 1933: Italian Prime Minister Benito Mussolini at a ceremony to mark the 10th anniversary of his march on Rome, Italy. Fascists gathered at the ceremony. Mussolini hugs and greets a fascist officer. United States: Men of the Civilian Conservation Corps or CCC at their first training camp cut trees. Men of the CCC sit and eat food in a forest. Men and women participate in a walkathon during the days of the economic depression in 1933 (the scenes look also like those from a dance marathon, with exhausted couples clinging together late in the marathon). From a August 11, 1958 newsreel giving a retrospective look at events 25 years prior.
Pope Pius XII is seen with New York's Joseph Francis Cardinal Spellman before the former’s death. A large crowd assembled in Rome. The body of Pope Pius XII lies in state at St. Peter's Basilica (Piazza San Pietro, 00120 Città del Vaticano, Vatican City). Crowds pass and pay their last respects. Two Vatican Guards stand by the bier. Scene shifts to crowds filling the St. Peter’s Square in the Vatican. The College of Cardinals meets to elect Angelo Cardinal Roncalli who takes on the name Pope John XXIII. Church bells peal. Pope John XXIII stands and blesses the huge crowd from the balcony.
Fleet of Savio-Marchetti SM.55 lead by Italo Balbo land in Chicago Illinois for the Chicago World's Fair. Sailors and citizens greet Italo Balbo and his air fleet on his arrival. Huge crowd gathered to welcome him as he drives through a parade in New York City before returning to Italy. Italo Balbo waves to the American people in New York. From a November 27, 1958 newsreel feature "25 years ago today".
The funeral of Samuel Cardinal Stritch in Rome, Italy. A car drives past the North American College in Rome (Via del Gianicolo, 14, 00165 Roma RM, Italy). Priests in black cassocks enter the North American College to attend the funeral of Cardinal Stritch. Cardinals, priests, and nuns pay their last respects to Samuel Cardinal Stritch. View of Cardinal Stritch's body lying in state in a room.
Tree plantation in Italy. People gathered for tree plantation. Holes dug for plantation. Children plant trees. They fill the holes with mud.
Lake Como festival organized at Lake Como, Italy. Ancient ships and battles among the cities of 12th century era reenacted during the festival. Dramatization shows a queen, her courtiers and soldiers. Soldiers fight in boats and spectators watch from shores of Lake Como. A soldier falls in lake during the fight. Sailors in a boat. Queen of the tournament honors the winner of tournament.
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