The British Government relocates the Chinese boat dwellers or Tanka people in Hong Kong. Sampan boat houses crowd in Aberdeen Harbor. The British colonial government provides one room for each family in this large-scale housing project. Vehicles on the beachhead carry the boat dwellers to the British Crown colony. The boats are destroyed.
Russia's atom powered icebreaker on its first operational voyage in Arctic. It brings supplies and equipment to the Arctic for establishing a scientific outpost on an ice floe. Interior of the icebreaker. Men discuss a map. Other vehicles on snow. Men stand. Houses in the background. A flag hoisted. Men gather around the flag.
Eighteen teams from ten countries participate in the World Bobsledding Championship in Germany. Participants perform on the icy track. People watch the event. Italy wins the Championship.
People gather at baseball's Hall of Fame in Cooperstown New York. Announcer notes Cleveland Indians pitcher Bob Feller and Brooklyn Dodgers second baseman Jackie Robinson have been inducted into the Hall of Fame. Scenes from the careers of both players. Bob Feller greeting kids on field, holding a child. Bob Feller pitching at Polo Grounds in New York, date unknown. Jackie Robinson seen removing baseball bat from rack. Announcer notes he is the first African American man admitted to the Hall of Fame. Robinson seen hitting ball to outfield wall and sliding into second base for a double. Robinson successfully steals home against New York Yankees pitcher Whitey Ford in the opening game of the 1955 World Series -- although catcher Yogi Berra disagrees vehemently with the umpire's call.
Participants gather to compete at the International Slalom Race in Kitzbuehel, Austria. One hundred and forty four skiers from all parts of the world compete in the championship. Willy Ferrer, a participant from Switzerland wins the championship. People watch and applaud.
Excerpt from the fictional film "Birth of a Nation". A Pro-Southern dramatization on the effect of the civil war in Piedmont region of the United States. Pre-war conditions on the Cameron Estate in Piedmont. African Americans gather in the area. Buildings in the background. Character Elsie Stoneman abducted by African Americans in a house. She shouts and looks out of the window. Ku Klux Klan or KKK members on horseback racing toward the town. African American throws a stone on the window. An African American woman takes Elsie Stoneman inside.
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