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The May 1968 civil unrest in Paris, France.
Policemen hurl smoke grenades at student protesters at the Sorbonne Campus of the University of Paris during “May 68” riots. Smoke bombs exploding on the street. A protester hurls a smoke bomb in the Latin Quarter. Students running away from smoke bombs and police. Some students are hit by smoke grenades. French policemen brutally hit demonstrators with batons. Police beat and manhandle student protesters. Policeman punching a student. Hard helmets, garbage lids, and other protest supplies are found inside a makeshift armory in the Sorbonne Campus.
American citizens including a farmer and school children practice nuclear war protection drills during Cold War
From the civil defense film "Duck and Cover" in the United States. A man drives a truck on a field. After a bright flash of an "explosion" He lies down on the ground covering his head with hands. Trees and house in background. Children sitting in a classroom. They move out of the classroom. A woman consults the civil defense personnel. Children lie down on the floor and cover themselves. Animation: Burt the turtle explains to children how to protect themselves at the time of explosion with "duck and cover" techniques.
Power poles, power lines, transformers, radio towers, gases and connections are tested at Nevada site in the U.S.
Operation Cue (part of Operation Teapot) nuclear test preparations at Nevada test site in Nevada, United States. Views of Nevada site. A sign of civil defense and 'Operation Cue' written on a vehicle of civil defense. A woman exits the vehicle and enters the headquarter building of the 'Civil Defense Operations'. Interior: A Civil Defense staff member working. He talks to personnel. The Civil Defense staff member shows her prospective of entire lay out and models of the system. Men work on constructing shelters and structures. An engineer goes in a corner room of a basement. A man climbs down a power pole. Power poles, power lines and transformers are tested. Transformer substations are tested. Radio towers are tested. In a test house a radio transmitter is used for broadcasting. Liquid petroleum and natural gases are tested. All connections are checked. Installation of equipment is checked. A 18000 gallon supply tank is sprayed. A storage house on the test site.
Media crews and government personnel prepare for Upshot-Knothole Annie nuclear weapon test
Men talking outside the Las Vegas City Hall. A man carrying a WHO case enters the city hall. A man plasters a sign that reads “All cameras must be registered at photo desk no binoculars”. Personnel attaches tags on cameras. Sign reads “Joint Test Information Office”. Journalists attend an Operation Doorstep briefing by the United States Atomic Energy Commission, Defense Department, and Civil Defense officials. Journalists on bus heading to Yucca Flat of the Nevada Test Site. A man stands in front of a sign that reads “U.S. Atomic Energy Commission Nevada Proving Ground Mercury, Nevada”. Bus enters the Nevada Test Site. United States civil defense observers and media representatives gather at Yucca Flat. Cameramen carrying equipment. Two men placing a sign “Main St.”. Personnel inspect House Number 2 in the Nevada Test Site. United States soldiers move into a trench two miles from ground zero. Media, newsmen, Television crews, observers and civil defense personnel gather 7 miles from ground zero for the Upshot-Knothole Annie nuclear weapons test. Sign reads “CIVIL DEFENSE”. TV crew prepare their cameras. A wristwatch moving to 5:20. Atomic bomb blast forms a glaring mushroom cloud over the Nevada Test Site. House is quickly demolished. Civil Defense observers wearing goggles witness the blast. Tremendous glare of the nuclear blast. The house collapsing is then shown in stop motion (slow motion). Narrator details the effects of the nuclear explosion on the house, describing the changes seen in the stop motion frames, and stating that all it happened in 2 1/3 seconds. Blast wave blows house apart.
The Battle of Shanghai and Chinese history, 1937.
The Battle of Shanghai, September 1937. Japanese planes in flight over Shanghai. Pilots in the cockpit. A hand dials a control to drop bombs on the underlying city. Explosions as bombs hit the target. The citizens flee. A plane drops bombs on a bridge as people are crossing it. The bridge collapses. Citizens in the streets. Vehicles on the streets of Shanghai. People in runner pulled rickshaws. Dead Chinese people on the streets. A cloud of smoke rises over the city. Gate to the Chinese Forbidden City opens to reveal the Temple of Heaven. A Ming Lion statue. A time line shows the advent of different civilizations-- A milestone with 1776 written on it indicates the time when Washington crossed the Delaware River. Another milestone shows 1492. A picture of Columbus's ship. Yet another milestone reads 476. Pictures of ancient Roman Empire. A milestone reads 1440 B.C. A statue of Moses. A milestone reads 1880 B.C. A scene of the pyramids depicts the Egyptian civilization. Another milestone reads 2200 B.C. Shows a road leading to Chinese civilization. . A man carrying two baskets on a pole walks by a statue of Confucius and a horse. Ancient Chinese temple in background. A wall shows Chinese statues of Buddha. An animated map of China. Laborers mining coal in Manchuria. Coal cars filled with coal. In the Gobi desert nomad tribes move with their camel caravan. Himalayan mountains in the Tibet region. Animated map of China shows rivers. Sampans in the Yangtze river. A Chinese farmer plows his field. Chinese soldiers in China. Montage shows the people of China against a crowd of Chinese people.
Roy Wilkins addresses attendees at 68th NAACP Convention in United States, where he is honored for his service.
On the assistance by National Association for Advancement of Colored People's (NAACP) lawyers provided to civil rights demonstrators. African American demonstrators on streets and police block their progress during a 1960's civil rights march. Still photo of family and friends crying at the funeral service for slain civil rights activist Medgar Evers. A photograph of Roy Wilkins holding a sign stating "Against Jim Crow Lunch Counters". Roy Wilkins talks. Photograph shows African American people with American flag. Remarks from NAACP leader Benjamin Hooks who followed Roy Wilkins after his retirement as Executive Director. Roy Wilkins addresses at 68th NAACP Annual Convention. Roy Wilkins stands with others.
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