A huge crowd cheering and celebrating the news of victory over Germany, ending World War 2, in Europe, on May 8, 1945 (VE Day). Cheering crowds gathering at Times Square and Wall Street in lower Manhattan, New York City. American flags on display.
September 1960: Fidel Castro disembarks from an airplane at New York airport, surrounded with people. He gets into car and departs. A small group of people greets him from behind the fences. Castro stops to meet them but New York police men stop him for security reasons and he goes. Prime communist leader of Soviet Union Nikita Khrushchev arrives at a hotel to meet Castro. Castro welcomes Nikita as his car arrives down town, at hotel, on street. The United Nation's meeting spot building. Castro arrives at the 15th meeting of the United Nation's General Assembly. He comes forward for speech. He gives the longest speech in general assembly of the United Nations meeting, 4 hour long speech. Fredrick Henry Boland, President of the General Assembly interrupts him when he attacks the United States Presidential Candidates. Castro supports soviet ideology and Chinese admission to the UN. Fidel Castro meets Nikita Khrushchev. Nikita embraces Castro.
The unseasonal blizzard in New York. A freighter 'Falmouth' is blown aground on Long Island. People on streets of snow covered New York City. Snow and sleet on either side of the road. Traffic on roads due to the storm. Men removing snow from streets with shovels. A man cleans a car covered with snow. People on the streets of the city. Buildings in the background. The storm. Birds on tree limbs. People enjoy the snow and sleet. They play and ski.
Large crowd at the Yankee Stadium I (1 E 161 St, The Bronx, NY 10451, United States) in New York City. Roger Maris of New York Yankees and a catcher behind him at the plate, with 59 home runs and needing one more to tie the record. Jack Fisher of Baltimore Orioles is the pitcher who gets ready to pitch. Maris hits another home run and ties mark set by Babe Ruth. Spectators clap. Maris running the bases. Maris in dressing room meets Babe Ruth's wife Claire as guest and they pose for a photo. She shakes hands with him. Maris kisses her on the cheek.
Crowd during a baseball game between New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox at Yankee Stadium in New York. Roger Maris faces pitcher Tracy Stallard and hits home run in stands of Yankee Stadium. Crowd cheer for Maris as he broke Babe Ruth's 60 home runs record in a single season (though it was a season with more games than Ruth had). Maris rounds the diamond. He comes back out of the dugout to tip his hat to the cheering crowd.
An announcer on podium in front of battery of microphones during christening of USS Enterprise in Newport News, Virginia. Secretary of Navy William B Franke, Admiral Burke and others stand during playing of national anthem. Navy band plays national anthem. Scene of huge crowd. Scene of military salute. People take seats after playing of anthem. Mr. Blewett, President, Newport News Ship Building Company, gives opening address from podium. Crowd listens to speech. Secretary of the Navy puts on his glasses, begins his speech. Admiral Burke shakes hands with Mr. Franke on speaker's stand. Admiral begins his address. Admiral addressing crowd. Scene of spectators. Battery of photographers on a platform. Scene of Navy band. Invocation given by USN chaplain. Officers and VIPs bow heads during invocation and then take seats. Mrs. Franke at podium with Mr. Blewett. Mrs. Franke steps up on platform. Sponsor steps back after breaking champagne bottle across bow of Enterprise. Mr. Blewett walks down from launching platform. Mrs. Franke congratulated by unidentified women. Sponsor leaves platform. Mrs. Franke is congratulated by her husband and Admiral Burke. Secretary of Navy, Mrs. Franke, Admiral Burke and others pose for the photographers.
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