An early mishap in the history of flight: An unusual triphibian aircraft attempting takeoff in Washington DC. U.S. Government building along the side of a street. The airplane, not an ornithopter like some early designs, instead looks like a car with a flying saucer on top. It is seen moving on the street during its test run. The U.S. Capitol in the background. The airplane quickly catches fire and burns. The pilot is taken out of the airplane before the fire has fully erupted. People stand near the wounded man. The wounded man lying in a hospital bed. Bandaged face of the man. A woman nursing his burns is sitting nearby.
Collegiate football game between Notre Dame and the Naval Academy, held in Baltimore, Maryland. A large crowd gathers in a stadium. Players standing in formation on the field. Aerial view of the stadium. The game in progress. People cheering and applauding. The Notre Dame team wins the game over Navy, with a score of 14-0.
President Roosevelt signs the Cullen-Harrison Act, an amendment to the Volstead Act late in Prohibition, allowing the sale of beer and wine with an alcohol limit of 3.2% by weight. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt seated at a desk in his office. He signs the bill. Men in a beer bar. A man drinking beer.
Jewish war veterans parade in New York. Buildings along the sides of a street. Men march on the street. They protest against German Chancellor Adolf Hitler and Nazi persecutions. New York elected officials are seen watching the demonstration, including New York Mayor John P. O'Brien. Aerial view of the demonstration.
Former U.S. President Herbert Clark Hoover arrives in Palo Alto, California. The former President arrives home after being relieved from his services. People gather to greet him. Hoover and his family enter his house.
Damage due to floods in the Ohio River in Cincinnati, Ohio. Aerial view of the flooded area. Houses and buildings along the sides of flooded streets. Rescue operations in progress. People are rescued in small boats.
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