The launch of United States nuclear submarine Thresher. Newly developed deeper nuclear submarine Thresher is launched by Fredrick B. Warder at a ceremony in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Naval officers applaud at the launching. Thresher underway at sea.
Miss Universe 1960 at the Miami Beach Auditorium (1901 Convention Center Dr Miami Beach, FL 33139-1820) in Miami, Florida. Contestants from various countries walk down the stage at the Miss Universe contest. Linda Bement from the United States wins the 1960 Miss Universe title. Miss Universe 1959 winner Akiko Kojima crowns Linda as the new Miss Universe. Photographers click pictures as the new Miss Universe poses for the camera.
Scenes from the Democratic National Convention of 1960. People gathered outside the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena in Los Angeles, California. Delegates inside the convention hall carry banners in support of Lyndon Johnson. Others carry banners for John F. Kennedy. Governor Orville L. Freeman speaks at the podium and proposes Senator John F. Kennedy as the nominee, then Senator Eugene McCarthy puts forward Adlai Stevenson II for nominee. Eleanor Roosevelt also appears at the podium in support of Adlai Stevenson. The voting results are announced, and John F. Kennedy wins in a landslide. Kennedy delivers a speech thanking the delegates for their support and expressing hope that he will live up to their expectations as the Presidential election nears.
People demonstrate in New York City, United States. Communists, Pacifists and other liberal anti-war demonstrators protest against war in general and Italy's aggression against Ethiopia (Italo-Ethiopian war). People carrying banners move on streets of New York. Banners read ' stop war' ' Unite against war'. From a 25 year retrospective in a newsreel dated July 14, 1960.
International Boy Scouts at a jamboree in Colorado, United States. President Dwight D. Eisenhower makes a 130 mile trip from Denver as he visits the international Boy Scout jamboree. He meets the Boy Scouts. Nearly 56 thousand Boy Scouts from various countries cheer the President as he moves past them in an open car.
Highlights of a football game in Fort Worth, Texas, between Texas Christian University and Kansas at Fort Worth's Amon G. Carter Stadium (2850 Stadium Drive Fort Worth, Texas 76129). Gale Sayers, "The Kansas Comet" is seen at the beginning of the video. The first score is made just before half time. With the score at 7-6, a field goal in the last quarter, by Texas Christian University makes the final score 10-6.
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