The May Day parade in East and West Berlin, Germany. Soviet Army troops goose-step and tanks roll during the parade in East Berlin. Spectators watch the parade. West Berlin: A large crowd gathered during the May day Parade led by the Mayor of West Berlin Willy Brandt. Willy Brandt addresses the gathered crowd.
Students clash in Liverpool, England in the annual Panto Day tradition, raising funds for Liverpool hospitals. The University students march with a banner that reads "Knights of Panto." The students from lower and upper classes clash with each other in a humorous battle to aid hospital charities. They wrestle, fight with wooden swords and throw bags of white flour over each other. The competing teams battle and run towards a building. (Panto Day later became Panto Week, which subsequently became RAG week, which stood for Raise And Give week).
United States President Lyndon Johnson arrives in Guam for two-day top level strategy conferences. Crowds gathered at the Guam airport. Sign reads “Hafa Adi L.B.J Welcome to Guam Where America’s Day Begins”. President Johnson and wife Mrs. Lady Bird Johnson disembarks from the Air Force One (SAM 26000) aircraft. Dignitaries greet him at the Guam airport (355 Chalan Pasaheru B224-A, Tamuning, 96913, Guam). He arrives for the conferences with South Vietnam leaders. Crowd gathers at the airport to greet the President. Various South Vietnamese dignitaries welcome the President including Prime Minister of South Vietnam Nguyen Cao Ky.
Celebration of VJ Day (victory over Japan day) in Pilsen, Czechoslovakia at the end of World War II. Czech girls in native dresses dance in front of a reviewing stand. American, Russian and Czech troops parade through the streets. A Liaison plane drops pamphlets. U.S. Army Major General Ernest Nason Harmon speaks from the reviewing stand. American Ambassador to Czechoslovakia Laurence A. Steinhardt, Russian Colonel General Zhadou and other dignitaries in the background.
A baseball game being played at Navin Field, in Detroit, Michigan. Based on the uniforms, the size of the crowd, and the action seen in the clip, this is very likely the second game of a doubleheader played by the Detroit Tigers and Chicago White Sox May 30, 1916, on the holiday then known as Decoration Day (now Memorial Day). Clip opens with shots of one White Sox player, two Tigers players hitting. Camera pans across packed stands. Tigers outfielder and Hall of Famer Ty Cobb (with split grip on bat) reaches out to get a hit. White Sox catcher Ray Schalk removes mask, gets ready for throw. Detroit player tries to score; Schalk receives the ball, applies the tag. Umpire's call is difficult to discern. Action shifts to an overhead view. Three White Sox players score on a hit, the last one sliding past an attempted tag by Detroit catcher Oscar Stanage. Detroit pitcher Harry Coveleski gets final out of the inning. Detroit player reaches first base on infield error. The next batter pokes a ball over first baseman for a single. Other Tigers players hit. The Tigers would win this game 9-8.
A film titled 'May Day' on May Day Parade in Moscow, Russia. Aerial view of Moscow. Troops of the Moscow garrison fill the Red Square. Parked mechanized vehicles. The troops stand in formation. Buildings along street sides. Dignitaries and officials on a reviewing stand. Delegates from many countries arrive for the parade. A large crowd gathers to watch the parade. Leaders of the Communist Party and Soviet Government at the reviewing stand. A church bell rings. Aerial view of the parade ground. The parade begins. Students of military academies, sailors, Moscow infantry school and young students from various military schools parade. Military units march in formation. Officials and dignitaries salute. The crowd watch the parade and applaud. Soldiers march holding rifles.
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