Dick Merrill leaves for his second trans Atlantic flight in New York, United States. Lockheed L10 E Electra being refueled at an airfield in New York, United States. Pilot Dick Merrill and his co pilot Jack Lambie look at a map before taking off. People gathered to witness the take off. Aircraft takes off and flies over the city of New York.
63rd Kentucky Derby in Louisville, Kentucky. A large number of spectators gather to witness the 63rd Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. War Admiral takes an early lead and goes on to win the race. Pompoon and Reaping Reward finish second and third. Winning horse rider being presented a bunch of flowers.
Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival in Winchester, Virginia. Apple Queen moves down the stairs of John Handley School (425 Handley Blvd, Winchester, VA 22601, United States), escorted by military officers at the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival. The Apple Queen appears before a vast audience. Women and children loaded on to decorated floats during a parade. Floats move past large crowds in streets. Float arch reads “Shenandoah Apples To The World”. Apple Queen sits on a throne on top of a float.
Newsreel entitled "Maple Leafs Beat Visiting Orioles in Diamond Opener." Footage is from opening day 1937 in the double-A International League, then one of the top minor leagues in North American baseball. View of packed stands at Maple Leaf Stadium in Toronto. British flag raised before the start of game. (Canada was then technically a self-governing dominion of Great Britain.) Players put caps back on after national anthems. Teams run off the field. William Donald Ross, a Canadian politician who was co-owner of the Maple Leafs, throws a baseball. Orioles player hits a single. Maple Leafs player hits a single. More shots of the crowd
Dead bodies of victims of Hindenburg disaster in New York, United States. People lined up on the pier to attend the funeral ceremonies of victims who lost their lives in the explosion of German airship Hindenburg in New York, United States. Nazi flags fly at half mast after the Hindenburg disaster. A Nazi General salutes as caskets wrapped in Nazi flags lined up on the pier. United States military officers at the ceremony. A casket wrapped in Nazi flag being hoisted aboard the German ship Hamburg for shipment to Germany.
United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt returns from a vacation in Galveston, Texas. Presidential yacht Potomac pulls up at the coast in Galveston, Texas. Sailors aboard the yacht. President Roosevelt and others aboard the yacht as he returns after a vacation. Officers salute the President. President talks to men aboard the Potomac and smiles.
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