Depicts contribution of Wright brothers in development of airplanes. Old French bi-planes fly in parallel. Orville and Wilbur Wright brothers discuss with other man. Glider dragged of hill flies steadily. Wilbur attaches wheel beneath wing. First heavier than air plane takes off at Kitty hawk North Carolina, on December 17, 1903. Headlines of news paper about the event. Wilbur Wright prepares to fly under French Government subsidy, at La Mans in France. Orville flies with a passenger in Fort Myers, Virginia for an Army acceptance demonstration in July 1909. Men on ground watch the sustained flight of the plane. Bi plane flies close to ground in an open field. Military officials near the hanger of the plane. Wright brothers inspect catapult rails. The plane towed out and put on catapult. Two men rotate propeller to start the plane. Men pull weight to catapult the plane. Wright flyer climbs and plane takes off.
Bay of Pigs invasion to overthrow the government of Fidel Castro in Cuba, by armed Cuban exiles. A man Roberto De La Pez recalls his experiences during a battle between Cuaban Army and exile guerrillas. Firing and explosion in jungle. Soldiers of Cuban Army move cautiously in jungle.
An automobile exhibition at the Grand Palace in Paris, France. Streamlined vehicles of different sizes in the automobile show. Many people visit the exhibition. Goodrich tires are arranged in a row and automobile parts on display. Various signs in the exhibition. A sign reads 'La Voiture Economique'. A woman sits in a car.
U.S. Navy underwater habitat 'SEALAB II' in United States. The experimental underwater habitat is launched in La Jolla, near the coast of California in Pacific Ocean. The SEALAB crew members aboard a ship. United States flag in the foreground. Officers stand in a group and talk. Astronaut Scott Carpenter spends days underwater along with other team members. An officer seated at controls. A crew member wears a headphone for communication. Mixture of Helium, Neon and Oxygen is used for divers. Men dress for the experiment. Fishes swim near the divers.
Soldiers and cavalry parade in celebration of Independence Day, in Havana Cuba. Reviewing stand with awning set up in front of section of the Capitol, near the Gran Teatro . The front two rows of officers and dignitaries seated next to a railing. Numerous military personnel stand behind. Central figure in reviewing stand is Cuban Army Chief of Staff, Colonel Fulgencio Batista. People standing outside the railing. Cuban Flags fly. Soldiers with rifles march in formation. Officers holding flags behind the soldiers. A huge crowd on steps and in front of the Capitol. People watch the march from balconies and roofs of buildings along line of march. Sign on one reads: El Diario de la Marina. Few men with bugles and drums in front of the crowd. Parade includes: troops with pack animals, and Cavalry, led by officer on side-stepping horse. A small dog is seen on street, and a sailor on a motor cycle cuts across the line of march, at one point.
President of Cuba Dr.Ramon Grau San Martin with cabinet officials at the Presidential Palace in Havana, Cuba. A group of Cuban Government officials seated and standing in two rows pose for photograph. Dr.Ramon Grau San Martin, President of Cuba, who is forced to resign in a crisis, seated with other officials on Terraza Norte (North Terrace) of the Presidential Palace on Avenida de las Misiones in Havana. (Among the cabinet is Secretary of Interior, Dr. Antonio [Tony] Guiteras --born in Philadelphia, USA.) A large crowd gathered outside. Vehicles among the crowd. Government officials climb up the stairs and enter the building. Guards stand on either side of the stairs. The officials inside the building. The officials on North Terrace of the Presidential Palace and a large crowd outside.
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