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A resolution is adopted by 9 votes in favor with 2 abstentions at a UN Security Council session in Lake Success, New York.

A United Nations Security Council session held in Lake Success, New York during the Cold War. Representatives of different nations are seated. U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Warren Austin speaks that the pending matter is the draft resolution (document S/704) introduced by the representative of the United States at the 275th meeting of the Security Council calling for a truce in Palestine. He states that the objective of this resolution is to save human life. The resolution is adopted by 9 votes in favor with 2 abstentions.

Date: 1948, May 25
Duration: 4 min 30 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: English
Clip: 65675070163
U.S. Ambassador Adlai Stevenson asks a Soviet representative in the U.S. if his country is installing missiles in Cuba.

Events held in the United States during the Cuban Missile Crisis of October 1962 when the United States and the Soviet Union confronted each other with nuclear destruction. United Nations building in New York. U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Adlai Stevenson asks Soviet representative to the UN Valerian Zorin if his country was installing missiles in Cuba. Following Zorin's refusal to answer the abrupt question, Stevenson retorts, 'I am prepared to wait for my answer until hell freezes over'.

Date: 1962, October 25
Duration: 34 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675070175
Men stand near a Curtiss aircraft parked on a field in Long Island, New York.

The history of famous airplanes. A Curtiss airplane in Long Island, New York. The aircraft is parked on an airfield. Hangars in the background. Men stand near the airplane.

Date: 1928
Duration: 5 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675070306
People gather to watch air cyclist Peejay Ringens at Palisades Park in New Jersey, United States.

Air cyclist Peejay Ringens rides a bicycle at Palisades Park in New Jersey, United States. Ringens poses. Buildings in the background. He climbs a pole. A flag on a flag pole. People gather to watch him. He rides the bicycle on a narrow inclined slope and then lands in a tank of water which is 3 feet deep. Buildings and a ferris wheel in the background.

Date: 1945, July 30
Duration: 44 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675070406
A Doberman wins the 76th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show at Madison Square Garden in New York, United States.

The 76th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show at Madison Square Garden in New York, United States. A large crowd gathers to watch the show. Dogs of several breeds are displayed. A child poses with a dog. A Doberman wins the show. A trophy being awarded to the winner.

Date: 1952, February 14
Duration: 50 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675070426
Several teams compete during the Blackwell Cup race on the Harlem River in New York, United States.

The Blackwell Cup race in New York, United States. Several teams compete. Men row boats on the Harlem River. Buildings in the background. Aerial view of the race. People stand under umbrellas and watch the race as it is raining in the area. Columbia oarsmen win the race.

Date: 1931, May 4
Duration: 1 min 27 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675070437