Sultan Said bin Taimur of Muscat and Oman and French Ambassador, Rene Saint-Quentin, in Washington DC. U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt stands with the dignitaries and attends a special service at St. John's Church Episcopal Church, Lafayette Square, near the White House. The Sultan in a car. Military greetings are given to them. A close up of the Sultan arriving at an event beside U.S. Secretary of State Cordell Hull. The United States Capitol building in the background. The military soldiers march. Cars parked at the side of a road. The new French Ambassador, René Doynel de Saint-Quentin, at the White House. Press personnel take pictures.
German Surrender Delegation conference at the Thorak Estate in Haar, Germany, to accept the surrender of German Army Group G, towards the end of World War II. United States Army officers at the surrender conference include General Jacob "Jake" Loucks Devers of United States Sixth Army, who says "This is an unconditional surrender" while seated at a table with German and U.S. officers. Other U.S. Generals included in the delegation are: General Alexander McCarrell "Sandy" Patch; Lieutenant General Wade Hampton Haislip; Major General John W. "Iron Mike" O'Daniel; Brigadier General Reuben E Jenkins; Brigadier General William S Ott; Brigadier General Pearson Menoher. German delegation includes: Delegation head, Lieutenant General Hermann Foertsch, Commander of the 1st German Army; Colonel Hermann Zolling; Major Foeker; Major Coelle; Major Murray; Captain Behrendt; Captain Cartellieri and 1st Lieutenant Von Weber. Lt. General Foertsch signed the surrender document, effective 12:00 the next day (May 6, 1945). U.S. Army First Lieutenant John H. Brunswick is seated left of Foertsch. Lt. Brunswick translated General Dever's terms and statements, including "unconditional surrender," into German.
The funeral ceremony of former New York City Mayor John Purroy Mitchel in New York City. A horse-drawn caisson followed by Theodore Roosevelt and other funeral participants arrives at a chapel. Pallbearers carry the casket of John Mitchel into Saint Patrick's Cathedral (5th Ave, New York, NY 10022, United States) in Manhattan, New York. Troops lined up in the background. Former United States President Theodore Roosevelt and other funeral participants enter the chapel. Interiors of the chapel. The pallbearers carry the casket out of the Cathedral, followed by a group of priests and the funeral participants.
An American Football match between Rutgers and Columbia University in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Columbia interception by Mike Hassan. Sporenza pitches a touchdown to strike to Curly. Pierce Frauenheim sweeps in for nine yards. Sam Mudie rolls out round right end for 15. Rutgers defeat Columbia University by 32-19. Rutgers ended their undefeated season.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt, together with his sons, sailing the schooner, Sewanna, in waters off New Brunswick, Canada. The Presidential yacht, Potomac, is seen anchored in the bay. Another support boat is seen cruising the bay.
Leonardo da Vinci’s charcoal drawing “The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne and Saint John the Baptist” is on display at the National Gallery in London, England. People enter the National Gallery (Trafalgar Square, Charing Cross, London WC2N 5DN, United Kingdom). British people admire the “The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne and Saint John the Baptist”, put on display to raise funds to prevent the Royal Academy from selling the painting to overseas buyers. A woman hands out a flier appealing for donations to museum goers. Sign reads “National Art-Collections Fund LEONARDO APPEAL FUND Large or small donations are welcome. If you would like a receipt, please ask at one of these desks”. A woman drops cash into the donation box and receives a flier from a museum staff. A woman drops a coin into a donation box. Closer view of the drawing “The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne and Saint John the Baptist”.
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