United States President John F. Kennedy addresses the nation about Soviet interference in island of Cuba during Cuban Missile Crisis. President imposes naval and air quarantine on the shipment of offensive military equipment in Cuba. He alleges Soviet Union of working contrary to their promises and building offensive missile and bomber bases in Cuba. He says that the U.S. would retaliate against Soviet Union of any missile fired from Cuba on any country of Northern Hemisphere. Flags of various nations hoist outside the building
The Selective Service System (SSS) in United States, its functioning and effects. Lottery selection held in full view of public for selecting potential soldiers for war. The draft lottery is concluded with Selective Service youth members drawing letters to complete the alphabet sequence, a subset of the randomn selection sequence associated with the draft lottery. The alphabet sequence matches the first letter of the last name of draft candidates against a number. The draft lottery is held at the Selective Service office in Washington DC by director General Lewis B. Hershey and others.
Infantrymen of the 92nd Division of the United States Army parade through the streets of Genoa in Italy during World War II. Film shot from between two columns of the marching troops, followed by views of their marching feet. They are followed by a large contingent of armed Italian Partisans. Civilian spectators watch the marchers, from sides of road and from cars.
United States soldiers and Italian civilians fight fire at headquarters of the 1st Battalion, 349th Regiment in Florence Italy, at the end of World War II. Soldiers look at the building set fire by a time bomb explosion. Various parts of building burning. Soldiers spray water on burning portions of building.
Troops of German soldiers in their own vehicles passing through streets, near Moosburg in Germany. Convoy of jeeps, trucks and camouflaged vehicles on the streets. United States soldiers run across intersection and cautiously round corner as they enter town of Moosburg. Other soldiers keep a close look on nearby houses.
Piles of coal used to fire the furnaces of the Jones and Laughlin Steel Company Plant, alongside the Ohio River in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, United States.
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