The disappearance of American aviatrix Amelia Earhart in 1937. A smiling Amelia Earhart stands with a man, possibly Fred Noonan. Earhart and crew loading up an airplane parked in a hanger. May 20, 1937, Lockheed Model 10-E Electra taking off from Oakland, California bound for Miami, Florida on the first leg of Earhart's second attempt at an around-the-world flight. Earhart and her navigator disappear during the flight and are last heard from on July 2, 1937. A huge air sea search is undertaken to find them. An aircraft carrier underway at sea. Airplane parked on the flight deck. Bi-Planes fly in formation during search.
Russian airmen Gromov, Yumashev, and Danilin set a nonstop flight endurance record in 1937 of 62 hours 17 minutes. The airmen fly a Tupolev ANT-25 over the North pole from Moscow to a dairy pasture outside San Jacinto, California (near Los Angeles). High altitude aerial view of the dairy pasture area and the safely landed Tupolev ANT-25. Cars and other vehicles parked at the field and people gathered at the airplane including local farming families. Views of the the three Soviet airmen ( Gromov, Yumashev, and Danilin) after setting the record, while greeting officials and posing for cameras. From an August 1962 newsreel recounting events 25 years earlier.
People undertaking measures to beat the heat in the United States during the 1937 heat wave. People gather in a large number near the swimming pools. Children dive in the water and swim. Fountains erected in city streets where children gather to play. People pass through the street as water being sprinkled with the help of fountains. A female secretary wearing a bathing suit sits at a desk and takes dictation from a man. Inventor Horatio Casterbilt (or Casterbuilt) shows and wears a hat with a fan motor attached to it to keep his head cool. From a August 1962 newsreel depicting events 25 years earlier.
United States President Lyndon Baines Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1964 in Washington DC, United States. The meeting of the Congress for the signing of the bill. View of car and other vehicle traffic on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington DC, looking toward the Old Post Office building (1100 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20004) and the U.S. Capitol building beyond. The exterior of the Capitol building with American flag waving on flagpole. People walking on the street in front of the building. People gather in front of the Lincoln Memorial. The exterior of the White House. Officials gather inside the building. U.S. President Lyndon Baines Johnson seated at a desk. The President addresses the legislators and people and talks about civil rights, justice, and peace for the people. President Johnson signs the Civil Rights Bill. Lawmakers and guests gather around him. He gives signing pens to Everett Dirksen and Hubert Humphrey, and then to civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., and to FBI chief J. Edgar Hoover. Several pens are given to Attorney General Robert Kennedy, to be given to various members of the Kennedy family.
Exterior view of White House in Washington DC with a light covering of snow on the ground. Interior view of White House with U.S. President Lyndon Baines Johnson as he signs a letter to legislators urging quick passage of the Voting Rights Bill in Washington DC. U.S. President Lyndon Baines Johnson and U.S. Attorney General Nicholas deBelleville Katzenbach seated at a desk. The Attorney General briefs the press about the bill. Journalists take notes about the proposed bill. Scenes from the third Selma to Montgomery Civil Rights March, beginning on March 21, 1965. African American civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and other activists, including John Lewis seen marching arm-in-arm at different parts of the parade route, including past the state house in Montgomery, Alabama. Martin Luther King Jr. prepares to address marchers in Montgomery regarding a meeting he had to plan future marches. John Lewis also on the scene.
American college football coach Amos Alonzo Stagg passes away in California, United States. He had coached at the University of the Pacific (where he was named Coach of the Year at the age of 82). He also coached for 40 years at the University of Chicago. A college football game in progress. A large crowd of fan gathered to watch the football ga,e. An official discussing with the American football coach Amos Stagg and presenting the coach an award. People gather to celebrate Coach Stagg's 90th birthday. The birthday cake on the table with lettering wishing Stagg happy birthday from the Touchdown Club of San Francisco. The celebration of the 100th birthday of Coach Stagg who died at the age of 102. Narrator indicates that Stagg pioneered the forward pass.
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