U.S. 20th Helicopter Squadron paratroopers in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. U.S. Air Force HH-3E Jolly Green Giant helicopters drop 20th Helicopter Squadron paratroopers using a cable in a jungle. The paratroopers land. The paratroopers hang from a helicopter.
A military coup in Argentina. Army and Navy leaders arrive at the government headquarters to decide on the arrest of President Arturo Frondizi in Argentina. Soldiers patrol the streets and guard the buildings. Frondizi being sent to prison in an aircraft. Jose Guido being sworn in as the new President.
Organization of Secret Army in Algeria during the war for its independence. Traffic on a street. Wrecked equipment and damaged buildings after an OSA attack. Damaged furniture in a house and a sign reads 'OAS'. Traffic moves on the street.
A new pole vault record being set in Santa Barbara, California. John Ueslses tries to set a 16 feet pole vault record. He uses a pole vault to jump over a bar. He registers a mark of 15 feet and 8 inches. In his second attempt he jumps over the bar and sets the record of jumping over a height of 16 feet and three fourth inches. An official measures the height jumped over by Ueslses.
Gran National Steeplechase horse race in Liverpool, England. A large number of spectators gather at the Aintree racecourse to watch the Grand National horse race. A horse falls on the ground while running along the track. Horses run on the track and cross over fences. Killmore wins the race.
NASA logo. A message scrolls from a sign saying, “Glenn ready for orbital flight”. A message scrolls through the black screen “Friendship 7”. View of Times Square across the Hotel Claridge and the iconic “Camel Man” billboard. View of London, United Kingdom across the Big Ben Tower of London. View of Paris, France. Italian vegetable market vendor peels an artichoke and talks about the American astronaut, John Glenn, and his impending take off from Cape Canaveral as the first American to orbit earth. An Arab vendor sells children’s jackets. View of Hong Kong. View of Japanese neon signs in Tokyo- a Japanese kanji character meaning “East”, and “Toshiba”. A Mexican mariachi walks in a park carrying a guitar case. Views of television sets showing news about the launch of Friendship 7- the spaceship carrying John Glenn. Close-up views of various consumer vintage black and white television sets with television screens all showing scenes about Friendship 7 preparing to launch. McDonnell engineers work in Cape Canaveral to prepare Friendship 7 for launch. Engineers jot down notes. A NASA engineer pushed some buttons. An “Astronautics” scientist observes the status of the Friendship 7.
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