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U.S. Air Force C-130 aircraft arrives at Leopoldville, Republic of Congo, carrying freed hostages from Stanleyville
A U.S. Air Force C-13OE, carrying freed hostages (some dead and injured) from Stanleyville, taxis to parking position near hangar in Leopoldville, Republic of Congo. Ambassador George M. Godley boards the plane as crewmen including Captain Charles Gonzales stand next to the plane. A United States Marine Corps Corporal and an American Army Private First Class stand in the hangar, holding a folded American flag with a priest in background. A covered body being carried off the aircraft and placed near other such bodies, lying on the hangar floor. Refugees get off the plane. A number of other refugees, arrive at the airfield preparing to leave the Congo. Some carry passports.
Priest conducts services for dead hostages whose bodies were returned to Leopoldville, Republic of Congo
Priest conducts services for dead in Leopoldville, Republic of Congo. United States Marines place American flags over bodies of two Americans who were among group of Belgians and Americans held hostage, and slain by Simba rebels in Stanleyville. Honorable George M. Godley, U.S. Ambassador to Congo is present.
Protesters harass a man, Congolese Army troops arrest rioters in front of Léopoldville Airport during the Congo Crisis.
Demonstrators gather in front of Léopoldville Airport (present day Kinshasa, Congo) before the arrival of Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba in the Pan-African Conference. Congo Crisis protesters raising their arms, some pointing to the sky or waving. Congolese Army troops in standby. A young protester in crowd throwing rocks. Congolese soldiers drive a Jeep, moving past angry protesters. A riot between protesters and Congolese soldiers. Soldiers attempt to break the riot while a group of protesters surround a soldier. Belgium officers aid and injured man, bringing him through a line of Belgium soldiers. Rioters in a brawl. Congolese mob harassing and kicking a man. Congolese soldiers chase rioters.
African way of life among members of Pagan tribe in Bakubaland, Belgian Congo
"Light shines in Bakubaland ' Protestant missionary bring Christianity, education and medical aid to illiterate Pagan tribes in Bakubaland, Belgian Congo. Photographs of Bulape Mission staff members. A map shows location of Bakubaland, Belgian Congo. Slopes and lake amidst dense forest. African way of life and ceremonies. Men of Pagan tribe in their traditional attire, Men sit outside a hut. Men and women sit in a group as wives of the King sing songs glorifying history of the tribe.
German troops planning and launching May 1940 attacks across Luxembourg, Belgium, and Holland; Rotterdam blitz scenes (WW2)
Hermann Goering, Benito Mussolini, Adolf Hitler and others as Italy joins Germany in declaring war against Britain and France June 10, 1940 (World War II). Animated map illustrates possible Axis war plans. Aerial view of Maginot line. Fire burning from German bombing in Scandinavia. Windmill turning in Holland.Map outlines Allied strategy for defense. Views of the Ardennes Forest. French Generals examining map. British Field Marshal John Vereker (Viscount Gort) studying map with two Generals.Narrator states they dismissed German attack through the Ardennes. May 9, 1940 - News headline reports German troops on move. Netherlands and French recruit troops mobilizing. French army soldiers standing at train station platform and loading into passenger railroad trains. Exterior of the Basilique du Sacre-Coeur (Basilica of the Sacred Heart) at Montmartre, Paris. People lighting candles. Statue of Madonna and Child. Views of several churches. A Catholic Bishop blessing people. People kneeling in prayer. Hitler and other Nazi leaders, including Himmler, Goebbels, Bormann, Hess and Rohm, haranguing crowds. Hermann Goering leading crowd in salutes. Ludwig Muller, Reichsbischof, Hitler supporter. Many views of Germans shouting Sieg Heil. German troops moving out on May 10, 1940. Hermann Goering, chief of Luftwaffe, in uniform. German pilots run to airplanes. Ju-87 Stukas take off. D0-17 bombers take off. German tanks, motorcycle troops, armor and infantry cross borders of Luxembourg, Belgium, and Holland. Map depicts action. German forces destroy obstacles at border crossings and move past windmill in Holland.He-111 bombers in flight. German paratroops jump from Ju-52 transport over Rotterdam. They capture key facilities. Troops riding on tanks. Dutch General Henri Gerard Winkelman walks with German officer over Maas-bridges in Rotterdam. He and delegation enter building at Rijsoord to sign surrender on May 15, 1940. German bombers destroy Rotterdam. View of German bomber bomb bay doors open and bombs away toward targets. The city in flames, with sound. Remains of the city. Numerous dead civilians.
The first draft lottery being conducted in Washington DC, under the 1940 Selective Service Act of 1940
The first Selective Service lottery conducted in Washington, DC, on October 29, 1940, in the United States. An American Legion member, in uniform, poses with Mrs. Robert Bell and her son and a young woman (her daughter?) after her son's draft number (158) had been the first one drawn in the Washington DC Lottery. Dr. Baxter talks with Mrs. Bell and asks why she exclaimed out loud when the first number was drawn. Dr. Baxter gives her the capsule in which her son's draft number was contained. Views of the audience at the The Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium at 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, where the lottery was being conducted.
