African American Jazz trumpeter and singer Louis Armstrong in the United States. Armstrong speaking during an interview. He says that he was born in 1900, in "James Alley." (He was actually born in 1901.) A large crowd gathered likely on Canal Street in New Orleans during Mardi Gras circa 1930s. A large float in the parade. Highlights of Louis's life. Louis Armstrong's childhood home, shortly before it was demolished in the mid-1960s. In 1901, Louis Armstrong is born on August 4th, in New Orleans, Louisiana, to Mary (Mayann) and William Armstrong. A photograph of Louis with his mother, Mayann, and sister, Mama Lucy (Beatrice), c. 1922. View of the French Quarter in New Orleans, with characteristic ironwork and porches. A horse carriage and a vehicle moving down a city street. A view of Louis Armstrong's teachers Bunk Johnson, Joe 'King' Oliver and others. Louis Armstrong says that he has played with all the best musicians. Louis Armstrong seated with a trumpet in his hand and other musicians standing beside him.
Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor in Germany. German SA stormtrooper soldiers marching during a parade when Adolf Hitler becomes German Chancellor. Adolf Hitler standing on a platform on the side of a road and presiding over victory celebrations. Military officers beside the Chancellor. German soldiers march holding swastika flags. Adolf Hitler speaking on the formation of a coalition government, in a forceful, animated way. A few officers standing behind the Chancellor. A large crowd cheering. A large group of men marching in protest against Hitler in New York and Philadelphia in the United States. The protestors moving through city streets. From an August 11, 1958 newsreel depicting events 25 years earlier.
New York Americans and the Toronto Maple Leafs play ice hockey in New York City. The Americans win this game 1-0 to tie the Stanley Cup semi-final series at 1-1. Toronto went on to win this best-of-3 series, two games to one.
Aftermath of attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Damage and wreckage after Japanese attack. Wounded United States sailors being carried on litters for treatment. Dead sailors taken away on litters. A grave of an American sailor with a wreath on it. Family members of the dead soldiers. A board reads 'Albuquerque city Limit'. A priest performs the burial ceremony for the dead soldiers. United States soldiers pay homage to the dead Americans. (World War II period).
General Omar N. Bradley visits Hawaii. The General at a press conference. He answers reporters' questions during the conference. He talks about the occupation of Berlin and dealings with Russians during World War II. Mrs Bradley is seated next to him. He speaks of fact that while U.S. forces were capable of taking Berlin, they did not because it had been pre-arranged for the Soviets to take Berlin and for the allied forces to occupy a divided city. Bradley notes that he was not going to take on 100,000 casualties by taking Berlin, only to give it back to the Soviets. With regard to the Soviets, he says, "they're not easy people to deal with."
A Squadron of United States P-47 Thunderbolt aircraft on the ground at the airfield of the former German aircraft works of Bachmann & von Blumenthal & Co. KG, in the city of Furth, Germany, near Nuremberg. The entire Squadron takes off from the airfield, two aircraft at a time.
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