President Roosevelt signs the Cullen-Harrison Act, an amendment to the Volstead Act late in Prohibition, allowing the sale of beer and wine with an alcohol limit of 3.2% by weight. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt seated at a desk in his office. He signs the bill. Men in a beer bar. A man drinking beer.
An ice storm in Chicago, Illinois. A building in the far background. A statue of a soldier on the ground covered with snow. Bent trees due to the snow in the area. A sign board reads: 'No South bound traffic under penalty of arrest'. A jeep driving across the area.
The First Lady of the United States Anna Eleanor Roosevelt riding a horse in Washington DC. Eleanor Roosevelt seated on a horseback moving across an area. Two officials seated on horsebacks moving along with her. People watch her.
A football match between the Minnesota Golden Gophers and the Northwestern Wildcats in Minneapolis, Minnesota. People gather in a stadium to watch the match. The match in progress. Balloons flying in the sky. People cheering. The Minnesota Golden Gophers win the match 21-13.
A football match between the California Golden Bears and the University of Southern California Trojans in Berkeley, California. People gather in a stadium to watch the match. The match in progress. People cheering for the teams. The California Golden Bears win the match 21-7.
1950 newsreel clip on growth of the television industry in the United States. Announcer notes the popularity of athletic events on TV (especially baseball) . Shots of game between Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants at the Giants' stadium, the Polo Grounds. Vintage TV cameras marked 'WPIX' capture the action. #36 Don Newcombe of the Dodgers pitches to #12 Eddie Stanky of the Giants. Cameras transmit game to TV control center, which sends signal to home antennas. Woman and three boys seen watching television broadcast of the game at home on a small 1950s-era TV in a family living room. Scene shifts to horse racing, with camera marked NBC WNBT capturing an unknown horse race. Men at bar seen watching the race.
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