Streets of 'Little Italy' in the lower east side area of New York City. Buildings along a side of the street. A sign board reads: 'Marconi Pastry'. People walk. A man sells small articles on the street. Other men buy things from the man. Italian store and stands. Products and Italian food. Street level view of newspaper building for Il Progresso - Italo Americano newspaper with slogan, "The first and greatest Italian daily newspaper in the United States. Established in 1880."
Huge crowd gathered on the death of India's Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru in India. He dies of a heart-attack. Events during his tenure as the Prime Minister: He gives a speech in front of a large crowd. He meets dignitaries of various countries during his career. He meets Shiekh Abdullah and Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi in 1916. He converted to the Mahatma's campaign for an independent India. He comes out of his car and arrives in a hall where he meets other British dignitaries. Crowd gathers at a place. Men on horses. He gives speech in front of the crowd. He meets President Truman in United States. Large crowd greets Nehru. He meets President Eisenhower. He discusses with President John F Kennedy outside a building. Dead body of Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru. A large crowd gathers to give tribute to the Prime Minister. The Indian flag lowered.
Match between Kentucky Wildcats and Seattle at the Basketball Championship held in Louisville, United States. They play in the NCAA Hoop Championship. Match in progress. Spectators watch the match. They cheer and applaud. The Wildcats win the match. Vernon Hatton scores 30 points.
With World War 2 tensions simmering, German and Italian agents and their families, expelled from the United States, bid farewell to relatives and friends at New York port. Distant view of USS West Point carrying agents and their families back home. Ship underway with New York City skyline in background. Axis country diplomats or agents prepare to board chartered airplane.
Chief of the Office of Personnel Management OPM Knudsen visits Seattle's Boeing manufacturing factory. Knudsen inspects factory accompanied with factory officials. This is probably Plant 2 on the Boeing grounds. Assembly line production of various Boeing planes goes on. Overhead view of 3 Boeing fuselages under construction. This is a few months before the United States' entry into World War 2.
Men, women, and children of Astoria, New York holding American flags parade the streets to celebrate rituals of Greek Orthodox Easter. Accompanying them is Archbishop Athenagoras and his fellow church clergy dressed in elaborate liturgical vestments. Congregation heads inside St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Cathedral (30-11 30th Dr, Queens, NY 11102, United States). Overhead shot of Archbishop with holy cross and other clergy with lit candles in center of thousands of attendants. 11 April 1938.
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