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A large crowd gathers for the opening ceremony of the Trans-Canada Highway and cars drive on the highway in Canada.
Official opening of the Trans-Canada Highway in Canada. A large crowd gathers at Rogers Pass in British Columbia for the opening ceremony of the Trans-Canada Highway. Prime Minister John Diefenbaker and other officials gathered for the ceremony. The highway is officially opened. Mountains in the background. Cars seen driving on the Trans-Canada Highway. View of the roadway, mountains and tunnels on the highway.
U.S. civilians are freed by communists after imprisonment and brain washing by Communist China
The People’s Republic of China releases detained U.S. civilians in the Chinese border with British colony of Hong Kong. U.S. civilians cross "Bamboo Curtain," arriving to freedom in Hong Kong. U.S. civilians are freed by the Communist Chinese government after imprisonment and brain washing. Civilians include Catholic Church missionary Father Harold Rigney, Rector of the University of Beijing. A young naval intelligence officer and Fulbright Fellow student at Beijing University named Walter Allyn Rickett and his wife Adele are among the released prisoners. Former U.S. Flying Tiger pilot Lawrence Buol shows happiness after his release from China. Buol sits while Rickett drinks a bottle of soda after their release.
B-25 bomb at Brest, Canadian troops advance, civilians buy goods and U.S. soldiers secure voting cards in France (WW2)
Normal life of civilians resume after German surrender in some parts of France during World War II. Aerial view of flak in sky. Close-up view of two U.S. Army Air Force B-25 Mitchell bomber aircraft in flight. (Narrator incorrectly states they are British Lancaster bomber aircraft.) View from bomb bay doors of bombs away shot as the B-25 bomber aircraft drop bombs on U-boat pens at Brest. Explosions and smoke rise. The aircraft drop bombs over ground installation over enemy area. Canadian soldier scenes: Troops advance through a burning coastal town in France. Buildings collapsing and gunfire in streets. Smoke rising. Ruins of destroyed French town are seen. Allied Army tanks advance and fire artillery. German prisoners of war from Wehrmacht 7th and 15th armies being marched under watch by Canadian forces. Among the German prisoners is a 13 year old Russian boy who was forced to work by the Nazis. German prisoners in a soup line and seen drinking from mugs. Some appear to be very young boy soldiers. U.S. Army soldiers in Le Mans: American soldiers are welcomed by civilians of France. Happy French civilians waving to U.S. forces including a happy young woman who runs forward and pats a U.S. Army tank with her hand. Men and women collaborationists who assisted the Germans are rounded up by French and marched away. U.S. Army soldiers seated at stools in a French bar drink as the bar maid pours more into their glasses. French civilians line up at shops and groceries to buy food and goods in Le Mans. Pictures of General De Gaulle for sale. American women in U.S. Army uniforms (possibly nurses or Womens Army Corps WAC members) look in shop windows at French fashions. Voting cards: U.S. Army troops read pamphlets that read "requirement of soldiers to vote" and "Soldiers Voting". The U.S. Army GI's receive and mail postcards to their homes requesting absentee voting ballots for the upcoming November 1944 election. The soldiers line up to secure their application cards for absentee ballots.
Explosion and smoke rise over Christmas Islands during first hydrogen bomb testing by Britain.
British conducts hydrogen bomb test over the Christmas Islands during atomic bomb testing. Explosion and smoke rises. Views of mushroom cloud. This test marks Britain's first hydrogen bomb test, cementing its nuclear weapons power in the world.
Demonstrators with various flag and banners demonstrate at United States Embassy in London, England.
Vietnam War demonstrations in front of the United States Embassy in London, England. General view of Pro-American group, carrying American, British, and South Vietnamese flags and plaques. Pro-American Group carries a South Korean flag. Some of the banners read “Southampton University Monday Club” and “Stop Vietcong Terror”. Plaques being carried by the group as they march. Mounted Police and Foot Patrolman standing by along the street. The large mob of Anti-American Demonstrators, peace activists, and anti-war demonstrators with the North Vietnamese flag and a poster of Che Guevara. Crowd being dispersed by the police. Various banners are being carried by the demonstrators. Demonstrators are being pushed by the police. Grosvenor Square showing the square filled with demonstrators milling around. Foot Patrol on the sidewalk. Large mob of demonstrators in the square. The bare tree branches in Grosvenor Square show demonstrators.
Princess Grace and Prince Rainier of Monaco visit Brussels World's Fair (Expo 58) in Brussels, Belgium.
Princess Grace at Brussels World's Fair (Expo 58) in Brussels, Belgium. View of the pavilion of the Principality of Monaco. Princess Grace Patricia Kelly and Prince Rainier III of Monaco arrive at the Monaco pavilion and emerge from car. A large crowd outside the British pavilion cheering. Princess Grace receives a bouquet. Guards stand beside barriers in front of a crowd outside the Spanish pavilion. A chef takes a photograph of Princess Grace using a camera. Princess Grace and Prince Rainier visit the fair.
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