Jewish refugees arrive in Havana, Cuba. 917 Jewish refugees from Germany aboard ship MS Saint Louis (Motorschiff St. Louis) land for a temporary stay on the Island Republic. Refugees wave from the ship. The ship sails away as it is denied access. (The ship ultimately returned to Germany.)
Soldiers and cavalry parade in celebration of Independence Day, in Havana Cuba. Reviewing stand with awning set up in front of section of the Capitol, near the Gran Teatro . The front two rows of officers and dignitaries seated next to a railing. Numerous military personnel stand behind. Central figure in reviewing stand is Cuban Army Chief of Staff, Colonel Fulgencio Batista. People standing outside the railing. Cuban Flags fly. Soldiers with rifles march in formation. Officers holding flags behind the soldiers. A huge crowd on steps and in front of the Capitol. People watch the march from balconies and roofs of buildings along line of march. Sign on one reads: El Diario de la Marina. Few men with bugles and drums in front of the crowd. Parade includes: troops with pack animals, and Cavalry, led by officer on side-stepping horse. A small dog is seen on street, and a sailor on a motor cycle cuts across the line of march, at one point.
Independence Day parade in Havana, Cuba. Crowds fill steps of the Capitol building and sidewalks along line of march. Reviewing stand, covered by awning, set up in front of Capitol Wing nearest the Gran Teatro The parade includes, among other things, motorcycle riders and mounted cavalrymen demonstrating fancy-stepping maneuvers, singly and in formations; A Navy band led by goose-stepping drum major; Women's Army and Nurses; Marines; and Sailors with rifles.