Gompers Square in Washington DC dedicated to the father of the American Federation of Labor (AFL) Samuel Gompers. The dedication ceremony officiated by President Truman and William Green, now head of the AFL. A huge crowd gathers.
Colonel James Edwards rises from a hospital bed after donating blood in Hollywood. He makes a plea for blood donation for soldiers in Korea, during the Korean War. Universal studio employees donate blood in hospital. Nurses stand near them. People register for blood donation. Blood bottles collected.
A college football game held in Los Angeles between USC (University of Southern California) Trojans and Texas Christian University. The USC Trojans win with a narrow 28-26 victory over Texas Christian University. A huge crowd gathers to watch the match. Crowd cheers the players.
A football match held at Princeton between Princeton University Team and Cornell University Team. Players at the line of scrimmage. The Princeton Team wins with a 53-15 victory over Cornell team. A huge crowd gathers to watch the match. Crowd cheers the players.
French colonial authorities install Mohammed Ben Aarafa as the new sultan of Morocco (a French protectorate). Moroccan policemen frisk arrested supporters for the growing Moroccan independence movement. Policemen take away an arrested Moroccan man. Moroccan Berber tribesmen converge together. Honor guards participate during the ceremony placing Ben Aarafa on the Alouite Throne. Moroccans salute to the new sultan Mohammad Ben Aarafa. General Augustin Guillaume, the French resident-general of Morocco, presents the felicitations of his government to the new sultan in the Dar al-Makhzen palace in Rabat, Morocco.
Shah of Iran Reza Pahlavi returns back to Iran as coup ousts Mohammad Mosaddegh. General Fazlollah Zahedi leads the coup. A popular uprising removes the ailing Premier. House of Mosaddegh in shambles. His car wrecked.
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