U.S. General Dwight David Eisenhower visits the United Nations headquarter in New York City. along with the prospective U.S. Secretary of States John Foster Dulles walk through and arrive at the United Nation headquarters. They are being greeted by the Secretary-General of the United Nations Trygve Halvdan Lie. Photographers click pictures. The dignitaries inspect the UN building. President of the United Nations General Assembly Lester Bowles Pearson joins the dignitaries. The dignitaries walk through the building.
A Foreign relations committee meeting in Washington D.C., United States. An official enters the committee room. A sign on the door reads 'Executive Session Admittance to members of committee only'. Delegates seated during the conference. U.S. Secretary of State John Foster Dulles looks at a map. Robert Alphonso Taft, Republican United States Senator and Joseph T Ferguson discuss. Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Alexander Wiley sits with an official. He addresses the conference. He states that the military decisions will rest on the President
The 25th Anniversary of Wright brother's first aircraft flight is celebrated in Washington DC, United States. Crowd of delegates in front of building. President of the United States John Calvin Coolidge, Jr. and his secretary stand on steps of building. Assistant Secretary of War for Aeronautics Frederick Trubee Davison,aviator Charles Augustus Lindbergh, businessman Harry Frank Guggenheim, Assistant Secretary of Navy Warner also present. Pilot Clarence Duncan Chamberlin present. Delegates from Venezuela present. Irish aviator Mary Lady Heath. Orville Wright honored stands amidst group of delegates. United States Secretary of Commerce William Fairfield Whiting and Orville Wright sitting.
Assassination of United States President John Fitzgerald Kennedy in Dallas, Texas. Past events show the activities of the President. The President waves towards a large crowd gathered on a street to greet him. The President with his wife and other officials standing on a platform and being greeted by people. The President with other dignitaries standing on a platform. Buildings along the sides of a street. The President standing in the balcony of a building with his family. People greet the President as he disembarks from Air Force One aircraft in Dallas with his wife, Jacqueline Kennedy, and other officials. People present flower bouquets to him. The President seated in a car with his wife. The car moves past people on a road. A crowd cheers for him. The President is shot dead. He is taken to a hospital where the doctors declare him dead. People cry standing on the streets. A newspaper headlines read: 'President Dead'. Exterior of the White House in Washington DC. The flag of the U.S. is lowered on the building. People pray in a church. Exterior of the UN Headquarters building in New York. Officials mourn in the building.
Events held in the United States during the Cuban Missile Crisis of October, 1962, during the Cold War, when the United States and the Soviet Union confronted each other with nuclear destruction. Top advisors of U.S. President John Kennedy arrive at the White House. Americans buy newspapers. President Kennedy makes a TV announcement about the crisis and what has been happening. He states that a strict quarantine on all offensive military equipment under shipment to Cuba is being initiated to halt offensive buildup of nuclear arms. He says that all ships of any kind bound for Cuba from whatever nation and port , if found to contain cargoes of offensive weapons, will be turned back. This quarantine will be extended, if needed, to other types of cargo and carriers. He further states that it shall be the policy of the United States to regard any nuclear missile launched from Cuba against any nation in the Western Hemisphere as an attack on the United States, requiring a full retaliatory response upon the Soviet Union. Exteriors of the White House. An electronic billboard flashing news. Americans being interviewed by newsmen along a street.
Events in the United States during the Cuban Missile Crisis of October 1962 when the United States and the Soviet Union confronted each other with nuclear destruction. U.S. President John Kennedy signs a quarantine order. U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bombers take off. U.S. Air Force interceptors and fighters take off from U.S. aircraft carriers at sea. Radar dishes moving. A U.S. battleship underway at sea. A U.S. aircraft intercepts a Soviet tanker and allows it to proceed. U.S. reconnaissance aircraft over Cuba. U.S. Air Force SAC (Strategic Air Command) bombers are prepared for a take off. U.S. missiles are prepared. Head Quarters of American Air Defense Command shows interiors of a control room. People wait for news. Exteriors of the White House in Washington DC. Exterior of the Kremlin in Moscow, Soviet Union. A press announcement about a message that President Kennedy has received from Soviet Premier Khrushchev saying that he will dismantle missiles in Cuba.
CRITICALPAST.COM: About Us | Contact Us | FAQs - How to Order | License Agreement | My Account | My Lightboxes | Shopping Cart | Advanced Search | Featured Collections | Website Terms & Conditions | Privacy Policy ©2026 CriticalPast LLC.
License Agreement |
Terms & Conditions |
Privacy Policy
©2026 CriticalPast LLC.