British Army at the Battle of Somme in France during World War 1. A 6 inch Howitzer fired at German first line in Mametz, France. Explosions occur and smoke rises. A Canadian 60 pounder fired at German positions. Soldiers fire the 60 pounder from behind sand bag mounds. Shrapnels burst over German trenches. Infantry and cavalry units of London Scottish and East Yorkshire march forward for the battle area. A Priest conducts a prayer service as soldiers stand around him in a circle before the Battle of Somme.
After the riots in Chicago, Illinois. Policemen walk on East 63rd Street in the Woodlawn section of Chicago, with stores along the road. Policemen on guard in front of the stores. A large paddy wagon van of the Chicago Police Department follows the police officers. Police on guard along the street. Soldiers in front of a wrecked store as pedestrians walk past them.
Aftermath of London blitz bombings by Nazis during Battle of Britain in World War II. Lord Halifax stands near a car with rubble in the background. He visits damaged houses in East End of London following night blitzkrieg raids by German Luftwaffe. British people on the side walk. Men clear pieces of broken glasses from the side walk. Firemen spray water with fire hoses to extinguish fire.
U.S. troops move captured German troops at end of World War II near Leipzig, Germany. Many liberated Allied prisoners of war are also seen. Sikh soldiers from India wave. Other Allied soldiers wave and smile. Repatriated English soldiers. German prisoners lined up. German prisoners enter a cage. German prisoners ford the Mulde River. Location is Wurzen, 25 km east of Leipzig, Germany.
Belle Bart, famous astrologer at desk in her office, New York, USA. She speaks on her predictions for the Year 1936. She reminds viewers of her predictions for the year 1935. She says that the period of prosperity will extend from 1936-1943. She further says that although war is imminent in the far East, and that some nations will become eclipsed during this period, the general trend through 1943 will be "happiness and prosperity for all."
U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt delivers his inaugural address in Washington DC, USA. In his address he makes the following remarks, 'Dulled conscience, irresponsibility and ruthless self-interest may become portents of disaster. The test of progress is not making rich more richer but providing for those who have too little. Comfort, Opportunism, and Timidity should not be accepted. America will go to seek economic and political progress as a nation. All efforts must be made to maintain a democracy'. Crowd cheers and band plays American National Anthem. President Roosevelt and Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes along with other dignitaries stand on balcony of East Portico of the United States Capitol.
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