German Zeppelin Hindenburg (D-LZ129) airship in flight over Manhattan Island, New York City. Swastika visible on tail of airship as it flies over Manhattan skyscrapers. Hindenburg Captain Ernst Lehmann and officers seen on bridge. Captain Lehmann speaking on radiophone. Hindenburg releases water ballast and descends to dock. She drops landing lines. Suddenly the Hindenburg crashes and in engulfed in flames. Rescuers run to the burning ship. Heavy dense smoke rises. Firefighters pour water on the burning wreck. Navy officers and ground crews surround the wreck in efforts to help survivors. Commentator calls this the worst disaster in aviation history.
Stuffing of popcorn in packages at a plant in New York. The popcorn pops out of a machine at the factory. A man with a small container puts the popcorn in a package. Lamps on a table and hanging in the factory. Men put popcorn in the lamps to prevent the breakage of fragile and delicate lamps. Packed lamps on a table. A man puts popcorn in a package.
Billy Cannon of Louisiana State University gets the Heisman Trophy in New York. During the presentation ceremony U.S. Vice President Richard Nixon is seated at a podium. People seated in the hall include his parents and wife. Vice President Nixon speaks into a microphone and presents the trophy to America's top collegiate football player of the year. People applaud. Scenes recall one of the seasons most spectacular plays. Nixon shakes hand with Billy. Billy on the stage holding the trophy.
People eat donuts during the Donut Dunking Week in New York. Men seated around a table dip donuts in coffee and eat. A man grabs and eats a doughnut. Another man eats donuts with both hands. One man tries to eat his donut suspended from a string like a tea bag. Another man comically guards his donut from prying hands and eyes as he eats it.
Damage due to a hurricane on the Atlantic Coast. The storm, dubbed the "Long Island Express" is seen creating huge waves on the coast. A man on a bridge retreats as water from the ocean pounds him. Water on the roads. Cars move in the flooded area. Trees uprooted because of the hurricane. Damaged boats and vehicles. A car hangs on a pole due to the hurricane.
A fire at an oil plant in New Jersey. The fire blazes at the plant. Storage drums burn. A smoke cloud rises. Firemen near the burning plant.
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