Views of extreme destruction from an earthquake in Chile, on January 24, 1939, that killed 25 thousand and injured 40 thousand persons. Homeless people stand out side wreckage. Relief supplies that the U.S. Army Air Corps flew from Panama are seen. Since all Red Cross medical planes were already being used, U.S. President, Franklin D. Roosevelt ordered additional medical supplies to be transported on the U.S. Army Air Corps XB-15 bomber, a single prototype, operated by the 2nd Bombardment Group at Langley Field, Virginia. Views of pilot, Major Caleb V. Haynes, supervising the loading of supplies. With Major Haynes,at the controls, the XB-15 is seen taking off on its earthquake relief mission in February 1939. Later, it is seen landing back at Langley Field, Virginia, after completing its mission. (Note: For this exceptional flight, Major Haynes and his crew were awarded the MacKay Trophy, in 1939.)
Broad from high point overlooking Bizerte Naval Base and inlet canal. View from above of destroyed building and railroad tracks. Close-up of a destroyed building with concrete rubble scattered everywhere. A French mobile field gun tilted to its side with one wheel on the ground next to it. Two helicopters are parked in the background. Damage in downtown commercial district. A building riddled with bullet holes. Damaged steel store front covers. Armed French troops patrolling the streets. Several are seen climbing on the roof of a building. A French soldier standing near an M24 Chaffee light tank in a small park traffic circle. Tunisian men carry what appears to be a large bier containing a victim of the conflict. French troops, vehicles and equipment gathered on part of the Bizerte Base. French soldiers and local people gather around a man dispensing water to them from a huge tank on a truck. One man fills a large pail with water and carries it toward a gated building. .
Air Force Sergeant checks the machine and calls a translator to check the message. Message being typed in Russian. Keyboard in Russian letters. A 24 hour clock on wall with 'Moscow' written in the center. The seconds hand turning.
A good year for Michigan State Spartans college football program. Michigan State defeats Notre Dame Fighting Irish, as the Spartans ran their undefeated string to 24 wins in college football, capping off the 1952 season.
Newsreel clip on baseball's 1955 All-Star Game in Milwaukee, hosting the game for the first time since the Braves moved there two years earlier. American League manager Al Lopez and National League manager Leo Durocher chat before the game. Baseball commissioner Ford Frick watches from stands. Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Robin Roberts starts game for the National League, throws wild pitch to allow first run. In the second inning, Mickey Mantle of the New York Yankees hits a long home run to score himself, Nellie Fox of the Chicago White Sox and Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox, giving AL a 4-0 lead. But National League rallies in the eighth inning to tie the game. In extra innings, Stan Musial of the St. Louis Cardinals hits a sudden-death home run to right field to give the National League the victory. Musial rounds the bases and is congratulated at home plate by happy teammates, including Willie Mays (#24)
Cardinals gather as Pope Paul VI elevates 24 new Cardinals at Vatican's Sistine Chapel in Rome, Italy. Ceremony goes on. Crowd and officials gather to see the ceremony. Pope stands in between the Cardinals. The new Princess of the Church includes four Americans: Francis John Cardinal Brennan, Dean of the Sacred Roman Rota; John Patrick. Cardinal Cody (Chicago); John Cardinal Kroll (Philadelphia); and Patrick Cardinal O'Boyle (Washington, DC).
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