Alaska hails approval of its Statehood. Alaska wins approval to become the nation's 49th State. Cars seen on the street in Anchorage. A sign reads 'Anchorage-All-America city'. Newspaper headlines read 'We're in'. Children sit with a banner reading '49th State'. A huge star placed on the U.S. flag by a woman who is helped by a fireman. Young women in a convertible celebrate as they pass by Stolt Electric at 1000 East Forth Avenue as wells as Hub Clothing in Anchorage. A man with a stuffed moose with a sign on it that reads, 'Hey Texas, now I'm the biggest bull.' Crowd gathers to watch a bonfire built by Boy Scouts. Sign reads, 'State of Alaska'
Cuban children seen on a parade ground carrying flags in Havana Cuba. Children perform at the ground as spectators watch them. Several other children in the audience cheer the participants. Orphan children enjoy food and entertainment provided by the Government.
Celebrations in Paris marking the signing of Armistice ending conflict in World War I, November 11, 1918. Open bus is packed to capacity with celebrants. Jubilant crowds are jammed together, waving flags, and shouting for joy. Man erects huge banner reading: "LArmistice est signe, La Guerre est gegnee, Vive La France, Vivent Les Allies!" Huge American flag is waved from center of crowd. Flags of the Allies are waved by people on balcony of building with lettering identifying it as "Mme Georgette".French sailors, in crowd, sing and wave flags. French Boy Scouts, in uniforms, run down the street towards the camera, followed by people of every age, size, and sort, all celebrating the end of war. Several French officers stand by as an impromptu parade begins.
Elections in Berlin , Germany. Men ride bicycles and others load onto a truck as they campaign for the elections. A street car in the background. Posters of different candidates on a poll. Men and women lined up to cast their votes out side a polling station. A man moves out after casting his vote. People outside the polling station.
Israeli Arabs in a mosque in Jerusalem, Israel. The minaret of Bab al-Silsila (The Chain Gate). They arrive at a mosque and wash their feet. They remove their shoes and enter the mosque for the first time in 20 years after the Israeli government opened the captured shrines for people of all faiths. Men pray at the mosque. Men enter the Mosque of Omar. Israeli Arab families reunite as they hug and greet each other.
Army Specialist Fred Cochran wearing headphones speaks over microphone at AFN (American Forces Network) studio in West Berlin, Germany. Announcer reads from sheets of papers kept on desk. Disc Jockey Cochran after his midnight shift prepares to go home. Radio engineer checks instruments at master control room in the radio sound studio.
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