ewsreel clip on the Atlanta Braves bringing major league baseball to the South. View of the downtown Atlanta skyline in 1966, followed by view of Atlanta Stadium. Thousands of people line the streets to welcome the Braves in a pre-game parade that proceeds South along Peachtree Street towards Five Corners, in the heart of the city. View of road sign at Peachtree and Houston streets. Banners reading "Welcome Braves." One car carries coach Ken Silvestri, Ken Johnson (#30), and Hank Fischer (#34). Closeup of them waving to the crowd. An intrepid boy watching from atop a traffic light. Boys and girls standing in front of adults on the sidewalk. One small boy sits on the sidewalk curb. The Players ride in wide 1960s-style open convertible cars and wave to the crowd. Other players seen include #19 Dennis Menke, #43 Rico Carty, and #35 Phil Niekro. Views inside Atlanta Stadium, filled with 50,000 spectators for the first game. Tony Cloninger delivers a pitch for the Braves, who would go onto to lose this game and the next.
The 1966 Masters Golf Tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club (2604 Washington Rd, Augusta, GA 30904, United States) in Augusta, Georgia. Jack Nicklaus wins the tournament. People run to watch the strike. Tommy Jacobs and Gay Brewer play. Jacobs strikes for the last 40-foot putt. The ball stops a few inches from the hole. Jack Nicklaus strikes the winning shot. Nicklaus wears the traditional Masters jacket.
A tornado hits the Mid West states in the United States. Wreckage of houses in Iowa. Broken chairs and ruins in Wisconsin and Arkansas. Broken roofs and damaged houses in Illinois and Michigan. Ruins of damaged cars. A turned over car. A woman checks her ruined house hold in Indiana. A damaged piano in the house. River Mississippi flows over the danger level. The water flow touches rail tracks. Floods in a town in Minnesota. An officer puts luggage in a truck. People load ice blocks on the truck. Soil erosion on the paths due to ice. This event became known as the "Palm Sunday Tornado Outbreak."
Exterior and interior views of the newly completed Astrodome in Houston Texas. Star topped column outside. Fans pack the stadium for an exhibition baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Houston Astros. View of the then-translucent ceiling of the dome shaped stadium. The centerfield scoreboard reads 'Tilt' as Mickey Mantle of the Yankees hits a home run. The Astros score the winning run. Views of the advanced new scoreboard displaying lighted animation of Texas bulls and fireworks. In Washington DC on April 12, 1965, U.S. President Lyndon Johnson throws out the first pitch at the opening day game between the Washington Senators and the Boston Red Sox. Players take pictures and home movies. The president shakes hands with Senators manager Gil Hodges and Red Sox manager Billy Herman. Johnson throws out first pitch, with Vice President Hubert Humphrey watching at left.
The 1965 Masters Tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club (2604 Washington Rd, Augusta, GA 30904, United States) in Augusta, Georgia. Arnold Palmer and Gary Player battle for the second place. Jack Nicklaus wins the game. Arnold Palmer and Gary Player each seen as they hit the ball. Jack Nicklaus observes the green and the ball. Numerous shots of Jack Nicklaus playing. Nicklaus scores the last putt and wins with 17 strokes under par. The championship jacket is presented to Jack Nicklaus by the prior year's champion, Arnold Palmer.
The world premier parade of Ross Hunter's movie 'The Art of Love' in Chicago. Ross Hunter and models sit in open cars in the parade. Movie posters and a board on the City Lake Theater. The leading actress of the movie, Ethel Merman, arrives at the theater and waves towards the people. She accompanies Ross on the stairs of the theater.
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