A man in an overcoat and cap, walks along the Shaw neighborhood sidewalk of 7th Street NW, in Washington DC, on April 7, 1968 (Palm Sunday, and Day of National Mourning for Martin Luther King Jr. after his assassination). The man passes a Salvation Army store, and various storefronts including one selling home appliances, as he approaches the corner of 7th St NW and N St NW, Washington DC. Camera zooms in on front of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church across the corner at 1315 8th Street NW., where decorative palms are displayed on the church door. Camera moves close to church and pans up toward bell tower and down again showing parishioners leaving the church holding sprigs of palms. A priest in colored vestments greets individuals as they leave. On the sidewalk below the steps, two priests stand and also greet parishioners as they leave. Camera position returns to intersection of 7th St NW and N St NW, with view of the Seventh Street Savings Bank building at 1300 7th Street, then a part of the National Bank of Washington (that signage visible at top of the building's side facing N St NW.) Pedestrians walk by on 7th St NW., crossing N St NW.
Federal troops called up to restore order in Baltimore, Maryland, following assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King in 1968, and subsequent riots and demonstrations. U.S. Army (or Federalized National Guard) in battle gear assemble in loose formation on a street in Baltimore, Maryland. A news photographer stands nearby. One soldier holds a bullhorn. A fire hose is laid out on the street. The troops take up a position near a Penn Optical store, as firemen prepare to discharge water from a hose. As they do so, smoke rises from an adjoining haberdashery store. Soon heavy smoke fills the scene.Camera focuses on dense white smoke coming from the Penn Optical store and Rodman's, nearby.
National guard troops are directed by an African American police captain as they patrol near the intersection of Robert St. and Division St. in Baltimore (following riots after death of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.) The police officer points down the street to direct soldiers on patrol. A school bus blocks the intersection of Robert and Division streets. View of the Tuxedo Center shop at Robert and Division. POV through shop window at street. POV through chain link fence at street.
Riots and unrest after death of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. Views of fire trucks on a street near a burning building in Baltimore. Fire fighters set up their trucks and equipment. Signs : 'Truck Co 21' and 'Baltimore Fire Dept.'. Firemen try to put off the fire. Smoke rises from the building. Firemen set up a ladder against the burning building and climb up the ladder and douse the fire.
Scenes from game 7 of the World Series in 1934: Detroit Tigers, of Detroit, Michigan play against the St. Louis Cardinals from St. Louis, Missouri, at Navin Field in Detroit Michigan. The players include Frankie Frisch, Mickey Cochrane, Dizzy Dean and Joe "Ducky" Medwick. The players playing the game. Notable persons watching the game include: Henry Ford, son Edsel Ford, Will Rogers and R Judge Landis (Kenesaw Mountain Landis), the first Commissioner of Major League Baseball. A large crowd of spectators watch the game in the stadium. Fans throw pop bottles and fruit onto the field in the 6th inning of game 7 after Cardinals star Ducky Wucky Medwick slides into the Detroit 3rd baseman Marv Owen. Medwick is removed from the game by Commissioner Landis. St. Louis Cardinals with its infamous "Gashouse Gang" win the game and the series. From a "25 years ago today" retrospective in a UN newsreel, dated September 24, 1959.
U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower's plans for 1956 are still a secret after a press conference in Key West, Florida. President Eisenhower speaks at an informal press conference. Newsmen question him about his plans for 1956. The President parries newsmen 's questions and smiles.
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