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Prelaunch activities before the launch of Mercury-Atlas 6’s “Friendship 7” in Cape Canaveral in Florida

Scientists in mission control room talk on headsets and jot down notes. Scientist with headset looking up. Closeup of face of Astronaut Glenn in helmet before launch. The “Friendship 7” in launchpad. “United States” written on the Mercury-Atlas 6 spacecraft. Service structure moves away from the “Friendship 7” to prepare for launch. Flight engineers in mission control room gives signal for launch in one minute. United States Marines helicopter (Sikorsky UH 34D) and US Army Force helicopter. View of Australian Air Force aircraft. Men dispersing at airfield with a United States Air Force Douglas C-54 Skymaster parked behind them. A crowd standing near a cliff, waiting for John Glenn’s launch into space. A crowd on the beach, wait for the launch of the Mercury-Atlas 6’s “Friendship 7”. Cameramen recording with television cameras in crowded field. A news reporter reports on Mercury-Atlas 6 flight path outside launch at Cape Canaveral. Cameraman records the “Friendship 7” launch with his camera.

Date: 1962, February 20
Duration: 1 min 55 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675079059
Mercury-Atlas 6 network all over the world shortly before the launch of American astronaut John Glenn in “Friendship 7” in Cape Canaveral in Florida

Support vehicles with sirens running exit Cape Canaveral airfield pre dawn. NASA scientists communicate with “Friendship 7” and the Bermuda Mercury-Atlas 6 telemetry station at mission control center. Bermuda station requests a 5 minute hold on count down. Officials in Mercury-Atlas 6 control room. Mercury-Atlas 6 flight path on world map on wall. NASA scientist on his computer. Astronaut John Glenn's face in helmet before launch. People on the beach waiting for “Friendship 7” launch. A reporter talks on his headset beside the Mercury-Atlas 6 flight path. John Glenn’s face in helmet. Mercury-Atlas 6 officials talks on headset, agreeing to continue with countdown to “Friendship 7” launch. The “Friendship 7” before launch. Positional globe in capsule holds steady before launch.

Date: 1962, February 20
Duration: 1 min 59 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675079060
Events leading to Cuban Missile Crisis as United States military prepares for emergency in October 1962.

Events leading to the Cuban Missile Crisis of October 1962 when the United States and the Soviet Union confronted each other with nuclear destruction. A helicopter lands on the White House lawn in Washington DC. Scenes of Cuba and emergence of Castro in recent prior years. Beach views in Cuba. A military parade in an earlier time, with Cuban troops marching in front of the Monument to the Battleship Maine. Next scene shows desecration and destruction of the Battleship Maine Monument in Cuba.. A crowd of cheering Cuban people as Fidel Castro enters Havana, Cuba in 1959. Exterior view of United Nations building in New York City. Fidel Castro and Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev embrace during meeting in New York in September 1960. Deputy Premier of the Soviet Union Anastas Mikoyan deplanes and is greeted by Fidel Castro in Havana. A trade agreement between Russia and Cuba signed by Fidel Castro. Russian cargo ships en route to Havana. Cuban refugees in small boats. A map depicts proximity of Cuba to the U.S. U.S. surveillance aircraft heading for Cuba. A sign reads 'HQ. 4080 S W Intelligence Division'. Men examine reconnaissance photographs of Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba. The photographs show transports and tents for fueling and maintenance. A sign reads 'Strategic Missile Facility GAM 77 Combined Systems'. U.S. missiles rolled out of hangar and readied for emergency. A U.S. Air Force B-52 bomber aircraft takes off from an airfield. U.S. Navy ships in the Atlantic Ocean. A U.S. submarine underway at sea.

Date: 1962, October 16
Duration: 4 min 50 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675070167
Sylvia Louise Hitchcock wins the 1967 Miss Universe at Miami Beach in Miami, Florida.

Contestants compete for the 1967 Miss Universe at Miami Beach Auditorium (1901 Convention Center Dr Miami Beach, FL 33139-1820) in Miami, Florida. Miss Finland Ritva Lehto walks on stage. Miss Israel Batia Kabiri wearing a swimsuit onstage. 20-Year-old Miss USA Sylvia Louise Hitchcock wins Miss Universe 1967 in Miami Beach. Miss Venezuela Mariela Pérez is 1st runner up.

Date: 1967, July 18
Duration: 40 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675029936
Horses participate and Bally Ache wins the Florida Derby at Gulfstream Park racetrack in Hallandale Beach, Florida.

Bally Ache wins the Florida Derby at Gulfstream Park racetrack in Hallandale Beach, Florida. The Florida Derby starts. Spectators watch the race. American thoroughbred race horses run on the race track as jockeys ride them. Th spectators cheer. Racehorse Bally Ache jockeyed by Robert N. "Bobby" Ussery wins the race and becomes eligible for competing in the Kentucky Derby.

Date: 1960, April 4
Duration: 1 min 10 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675072257
Miss Brazil Iêda Maria Vargas takes the title for 'Miss Universe' contest.

Finalists from different countries parade at '1963 Miss Universe' contest at the Miami Beach Auditorium (Miami Beach Convention Center, 1901 Convention Ctr Dr, Miami Beach, FL 33139, United States) in Miami, Florida. Miss Denmark, Miss Brazil, Miss Ireland, and Miss USA walk in the runway. Miss Brazil Iêda Maria Vargas takes title from 15 finalists. Outgoing Miss Universe Norma Nolan of Brazil crowns the winner with the Sarah Coventry Crown. Close view of Miss Brazil Iêda Maria Vargas. Runners-up Miss Denmark Aino Korva, Miss Ireland Marlene McKeown, and Miss Philippines Lalaine Bennett, standing with Iêda Maria Vargas.

Date: 1963, July 22
Duration: 48 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675039195