Events in Italy and the United States during the Great Depression. Italy, 1933: Italian Prime Minister Benito Mussolini at a ceremony to mark the 10th anniversary of his march on Rome, Italy. Fascists gathered at the ceremony. Mussolini hugs and greets a fascist officer. United States: During the Great Depression, men of the Civilian Conservation Corps or CCC at their first training camp cut trees. Men of the CCC sit and eat food in a forest. Men and women participate in a walkathon during the days of the economic depression in 1933 (the scenes look also like those from a dance marathon, with exhausted couples clinging together late in the marathon). From a August 11, 1958 newsreel giving a retrospective look at events 25 years prior.
The funeral of Samuel Cardinal Stritch in Rome, Italy. A car drives past the North American College in Rome (Via del Gianicolo, 14, 00165 Roma RM, Italy). Priests in black cassocks enter the North American College to attend the funeral of Cardinal Stritch. Cardinals, priests, and nuns pay their last respects to Samuel Cardinal Stritch. View of Cardinal Stritch's body lying in state in a room.
Newsreel 'Fashion parade'. Italian women wearing vintage Flapper girl dresses and long gloves. Women twirl as they enter a room. Models parade in elegant Rome saloons in the latest designs of Italian fashion designers. A model shows off her balloon dress. Stylish evening gowns with balloon skirts are given more emphasis.
Crisis in the Middle East. Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser walking with several officials. President Nasser waving to a crowd. The crowd cheering the President on the 6th anniversary of the overthrow of King Farouk I. The President speaking into several microphones from a podium. A large crowd cheer for President Nasser. United States negotiator Robert Murphy meeting Lebanese President Camille Chamoun in Lebanon. Robert Murphy and President Chamoun with another official as they discuss matters. American evacuees from Iraq arriving at Ciampino Airport in Rome, Italy. Men, women and children coming down the steps from an Pan American World Airlines (PAA) aircraft. The evacuees at the airport. A street in Jordan. Vehicles moving on a road and people on a street. Buildings on the street. Shop sign reads “CLEOPATRA TRAVELLING SERVICE”. Flags flying at half-mast on several buildings mourning the deathst of King Faisal II and other leaders killed by Iraqi rebels. King Hussein of Jordan addressing a press conference. Several officials at the conference. A United States Air Force C-124 Globemaster cargo aircraft with its front hatch open and ramps open, at an airfield in Jordan. Men unload gas cans from the aircraft. Men standing in a row pass the cans. Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev during summit talks in the United Nations. Aerial view of the United Nations building in New York, United States.
Pope Pius XII is seen with New York's Joseph Francis Cardinal Spellman before the former’s death. A large crowd assembled in Rome. The body of Pope Pius XII lies in state at St. Peter's Basilica (Piazza San Pietro, 00120 Città del Vaticano, Vatican City). Crowds pass and pay their last respects. Two Vatican Guards stand by the bier. Scene shifts to crowds filling the St. Peter’s Square in the Vatican. The College of Cardinals meets to elect Angelo Cardinal Roncalli who takes on the name Pope John XXIII. Church bells peal. Pope John XXIII stands and blesses the huge crowd from the balcony.
Cardinal Roncalli proclaimed Pope in Vatican City. People gather at St Peter's Square in large numbers to watch the ceremony. He adopts the name of John XXIII. Crowd greets their new Pope. Pope addresses the people from the balcony of Sistine Chapel.