Missile launch malfunction at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California USA. Missile silo door opens as a missile launches from its underground launch facility. Shortly after launch, missile falls with a curve trajectory as seen from its white exhaust plume.
Missile launch malfunction at Vandenberg Air Force Base California USA. A missile flips after falling, only to explode shortly after.
Missile launch malfunction at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California USA. A failed missile spins as it falls from the sky.
People commuting with iconic cable cars in San Francisco, California, USA. A street in San Francisco with cars. A cable car trolley is seen approaching. A car briefly stops before turning. Street scene in San Francisco. A cable car trolley is being turned around at end of the line. People hanging on to cable car. Men pushing to turn the cable car. A man uses flags and helps turn the cable car. After being turned, the cable car is ready to move. Cable car passengers seen hanging onto sides.
Cars parked at Pier 45, Fisherman’s Wharf (43 The Embarcadero, San Francisco, CA 94105, United States) in San Francisco, California. Two ships are docked in front of the coast. View of Alcatraz Island (formerly home to Alcatraz Prison) from Fisherman’s Wharf. A yacht is seen sailing near the prison island. View of a street traffic coming up hill. A street scene in San Francisco’s landmark Chinatown district. Pedestrians walking on the sidewalk. Cars parked near Chinese shops. Shop sign “Ping Yuen Restaurant Bakery”. A faint red moon. Pedestrians walking past the Empress of China Restaurant and Cocktails (838 Grant Ave San Francisco, CA 94108, USA) in Chinatown. A signage of Empress of China, the most iconic and upscale restaurant in Chinatown (presently known as “Empress by Boon”).
On the one year anniversary of Adolf Hitler rising to power as Chancellor and Fuhrer in Germany, Americans assemble in Madison Square Garden, New York to denounce Adolf Hitler's ascendancy in Germany. People gathered in Madison Square Garden including New York Governor Al Smith, Ray Moley (seen speaking at podium), Rabbi Stephen S. Wise, and Mayor Fiorello La Guardia (also seen speaking at podium). Views of dignitaries on platform and of the gathering of 20,000 attendees in Madison Square Garden. Photographers click pictures. People watch and listen. From a March 12, 1959 newsreel featuring events from 25 years earlier.
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