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Proposal of construction of the dam gets Congressional approval to regulate and control the Colorado river, in U.S.
A film 'The Story of Hoover Dam' shows how proposal of the dam is passed in the United States. A sign reads 'A Modern Civil Engineering Wonder of The United States'. Aerial view of the Hoover Dam. Automobile traffic across the top of the dam. Architecture of the dam. People enter onto dam to see reclamation project and listen to the story of Hoover Dam. View of Black Canyon. Animated map of geographical climate of the Colorado River. Views of mountains and flooded water. Dried crops and bare trees due to raging waters of the river. A wind mill seen. Proposal of construction of Hoover Dam comes in the House of Representatives of U.S. Capitol for Congressional approval to regulate and control the Colorado River, in 1928. View of President Calvin Coolidge addressing Congress in the U.S. Capitol in 1928. President Herbert Hoover in his office in the White House in 1930, signs the bill of appropriation for construction of the dam.
Trainees disassemble Tommy guns and fire revolvers at FBI Academy.
Sign reads “FBI Academy Gun Vault”. Submachine guns, rifles, shotguns, handcuffs, and revolvers neatly arranged in a gun racks and cabinets. An instructor teaches FBI Academy trainees how to disassemble M1928 Thompson Submachine guns. A student disassembles his Tommy gun. Parts of an M1928 Thompson Submachine displayed on a table. Hand shooting a hand gun pistol. FBI trainees shooting at targets at the FBI training academy gun range in Quantico.
Fidel Castro and his revolutionaries take over Cuba
People parading in streets of a city in Cuba, carrying a banner reading: "llega Fidel huyo Batista" (Batista fled Fidel arrives). They celebrate the succcess of Fidel Castro's revolution. Some demonstrators remove items from building displaying a sign reading: "Confederacion Concejales de Cuba, DPN Guas ICLAN Alcalde Oficinas." They pile items on a car parked by the building and set it on fire. They destroy gaming tables in casinoes. Uniformed police respond to the violence and gun fights ensue. Civilians are wounded (and possibly killed) in the melee. Fidel Castro is seen in the company of former President, Carlos Prío Socarrás,and Camilo Cienfuegos Gorriarán, making his way through a crowd of newsmen and reporters. Scenes of destruction from bombing by the Batista military. Crowds of Castro supporters parading with banners, including some referring to the July 26th movement. Some persons have "26" written on their foreheads. People cheer Ernesto "Che" Guevara. Revolutionaries parade a captured army tank and other items through the streets. Castro and Guevera along with others of their band, ride through the streets on an open vehicle as throngs cheer them.The people welcome Castro-style Democracy. Fidel Castro speaking over a public address system.The Monument to the Abolition of Slavery located in Matanzas, Cuba, is adorned with a flag. A sign reading "Fidel: te Saluda." In Miami, Florida, an exiled Batista supporter is attacked by a man and is restrained by local policemen. Fidel Castro and his revolutionaries pose. An armed revolutionary poses by an army tank.
The National Capitol Building, Havana telephone exchange, Morro Castle, Presidential Palace and other buildings in Havana, Cuba.
Monuments in the city of Havana, Cuba. View of the Havana skyline. The exteriors of the National Capitol Building (66 Cienfuegos, La Habana 10200, Cuba). The dome of the building. The exteriors of the Havana telephone exchange building. The USS Maine monument in the University of Havana. The Hotel National of Havana (Calle 21 y O, Vedado, Plaza La Habana, 10400, Cuba) in the background. The exteriors of the Presidential Palace in Havana. The Morro Castle at Havana Bay.
Prime Minister Fidel Castro appears before the Pan-American Youth Congress in Havana, Cuba.
Prime Minister of Cuba, Fidel Castro in Havana, Cuba. Fidel Castro makes an appearance before the Pan-American Youth Congress in Havana. He announcers the seizure of three quarters of a billion dollars of U.S. property in Cuba. People hold banners of 'Havana' and 'Venezuela'. The crowd cheers.
British Prime Minister Winston Churchill expresses his gratitude to the Cuban President, Ramon Grau, and to the Cuban people in his speech during his tour in Havana, Cuba
British Prime Minister Winston Churchill addressing the people of Cuba during his tour after the end of World War II in Havana, Cuba. Winston Churchill thanks the Cuban President, Ramon Grau, and to the Cuban people for the kind welcome to him on his holiday. Winston Churchill describes Cuba as a “Beautiful island”, expressing the sentiment “¡Viva la Perla de las Antillas!”
