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President of Paraguay Alfredo Stroessner Matiauda arrives for the celebration of the 146th year of independence of Venezuela.
Celebration of the 146th year of independence in Venezuela. President of Paraguay Alfredo Stroessner Matiauda arrives for the ceremony. Cameramen click photographs. He is greeted by President of Venezuela Marcos Evangelista Pérez Jiménez at an airport. Aerial view of Venezuela's "Avenue of Heroes" in Caracas, the biggest outdoor art display of all the Americas (also called Proceres Promenade or Paseo de los Próceres). The official opening of the Avenue of the Heroes is shown, during celebrations commemorating the 146th anniversary of independence in Venezuela. Ground level views of the Avenue are shown. President Stroessner cuts a ribbon opening the Avenue of Heroes. Next seen shows a large number of men standing in formation and performing synchronized calisthenics in an Olympic stadium of Caracas.
United States President Franklin Roosevelt at Casablanca Conference and Potenji River Conference in Brazil (WW2)
President Franklin D. Roosevelt is being assisted on the seat of a jeep,by a group of men in pith helmets, on a beach. They climb on the jeep with the President. Next, the President and his associates drive slowly in the jeep, reviewing a large formation of U.S. soldiers assembled on the sand. Change of scene shows the President seated in a chair during a break in the Casablanca Conference. Behind him is General George Marshall, the Chief of Staff of the United States Army, Brigadier General William H. Wilbur, and Major General George Patton. The President reads a citation for the award of the Medal of Honor for General Wilbur. General Patton then steps forward and places the Medal of Honor around General Wilbur's neck, as the President adjusts it in the front. General Wilbur wearing the Medal of Honor as he stands with some other officers. View from a jeep driving along a dirt road, past some abandoned airplanes at an inactive air field. Scene shifts to Natal, Brazil, where President Roosevelt is seen seated aboard the USS Humboldt in the Potenji River harbor in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, where he visits President of Brazil, Getúlio Vargas, on his way home from the Casablanca Conference. Seated on the ship's deck are: Presidential assistant,Harry Hopkins, President of Brazil Getulio Vargas,holding a cane, President Roosevelt, and United States ambassador Jefferson Caffery seated in chairs as Brazilian Navy and Army officers stand behind them. Later, President Roosevelt is seen, wearing a black armband, in a jeep. Brazilian Navy and Army officers stand around the vehicle. The Chief of the Brazilian Army talks at length with the President. Other officers in the vehicle. They finally proceed followed by armed guards on vehicle behind them. (World War II period)
Brazilian troops prepare to fight against Nazis with alliance of U.S. troops during World War 2
Brazil enters World War II against Germany. Map of Brazil shown. Crowds gather on the streets of Rio de Janeiro as war is declared. German embassy is closed for safety of Brazil. Stores and shops are closed in Axis countries. Axis ships are confiscated at sea. U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt and President of Brazil Getúlio Dornelles Vargas meet and sign documents of alliance between two nations. Lend-lease military equipment is unloaded from ships. U.S. and Brazilian pilots meet. U.S. pilots give training to Brazilian pilots. Planes take off. Brazilian pilots fly trainer planes to Brazil from the U.S. Flags of Brazil at mast. Brazilian airplanes take off for patrolling the coast. Brazilian ships depart from Brazilian shipyard. Brazilian President Getúlio Vargas promises to defend the coast of Brazil. Ships underway at sea. U.S. sailors stand at attention aboard a ship at a Brazilian port. Workers work in an ordnance factory. Brazilian armed forces and U.S. troops march parade. Military equipment pass on road.
Venezuelan baseball pitcher Alex Carrasquel plays in New York, 1939
This Spanish language newsreel clip highlights Alex Carrasquel -- the first baseball player from Venezuela to play in the U.S. major leagues. He played in New York on July 4, 1939, the day before Venezuela's Independence Day. Title cards read: "Especially for Venezuela. The great pitcher Alejandro Carrasquel plays in New York on the eve of the Venezuelan patriotic day." Shot of Simon Bolivar statue in New York's Central Park with 'Simon Bolivar El Libertador' written under it. Huge crowd at Yankee Stadium in New York to watch July 4 doubleheader between New York Yankees and Carrasquel's team, the Washington Senators. (NOTE: This crowd was mainly there to see the Yankees honor Lou Gehrig, their Hall of Fame first baseman, who had just been diagnosed with ALS.) Carrasquel (#14) pitches to Yankees in second game, gives up run-scoring triple, tags out another runner trying to reach first base. Carrasquel speaks to crowd through microphones in ceremony at home plate. Shot of Venezuelan flag on pole outside a building (Venezuelan embassy?). Men and women gathered at a cafeteria. Sign in large white letters reads 'Venezuela.'
Benigno Aquino and Jorge Vargas speaks over radio during Japanese occupation of World War II in Philippines.
Philippine officers speak over radio during Japanese occupation of Philippines in World War II. Filipino politician Benigno Aquino speaks into a microphone as Japanese officer looks on. Presiding officer of the Philippine Executive Commission Jorge Vargas speaks at desk as Japanese officer looks on.
Re-named Steamship, Venezuela. sets off on its maiden voyage from a port in San Francisco, California.
Newly renamed steamer, Venezuela, on its maiden voyage across the Pacific. The new steamer Venezuela leaves the port for its maiden voyage. The steamer moves away from the port. People on the port watch the steamship. 'Venezuela' written on its hull. Equipment aboard the steamer in view. The steamer at sea. Smoke emitting from the smokestack.
