The American Interplanetary Society's first liquid fuel rocket is launched from Staten Island in New York, United States in 1933. George Edward Pendray of the AIS, and his associate preparing for the launch. The 7 1/2 foot rocket is placed on a stand. Other men look on. The rocket, fueled with gasoline and liquid oxygen, takes off. Its fuel tank overheats and explodes moments after takeoff and the rocket crashes to the beach below. (From a November 10, 1958 newsreel recounting events 25 years earlier. The world's first successful liquid fuel rocket was launched by Robert Goddard in Auburn, Massachusetts, on 16 March 1926. This film records the first such attempt under auspices of the American Interplanetary Society, in 1933. )
United States Marines land in Bougainville, New Guinea during World War II. Destroyers and transport ships moored off shore. LCVTs (Landing Crafts Vehicle Tracked) head towards the beach. Marines in silhouette as they unload supplies from a landing craft. Marines unload supplies from LVT-3. LCMs (Landing Craft Mechanized), LCVTs and other landing craft off the shore. Marines working party with destroyers in the background.
Annual Frosh-soph hazing ruckus between freshmen and sophomore year students at college in Brooklyn, New York, United States. People gather on a college athletic field. Boys wrestle during frosh-soph hazing ritual, attempting to tear off each other's shirts and pants. Boys wrestle and pull away clothes during melee. Boys run around the field as they chase each other. Boys pose after the contest. Torn clothes lying on the field.
Players of Latin America win U.S. National Singles Championship of tennis in Forest Hills, New York. Rafael Herrera Osuna of Mexico plays tennis match with his opponent, Frank Froehling. Rafael Herrera Osuna wins the U.S. National Men's Singles Championship. Spectators watch the match. Maria Ester Audion Bueno, of Brazil, receives standing ovation of audience. Maria Bueno plays and wins the U.S. National Women's Singles Championship from Margaret Court. Rafael Osuna and Maria Bueno hold trophies and smile.
Planes in flight. Paratroopers on board the planes prepare to land in order to give a demonstration to West Point cadets at Stewart field, New York. They jump from the plane and open their parachutes. They descend and land on the ground.
Postwar Russian in 1946. Musicians perform at the Lomonosov State University in Moscow, Russia. Violin master and virtuoso David Fyodorovich Oistrakh plays together with a pianist and a young man violinist. Views of the trio as they play part of the Allegro movement from the J.S. Bach Concerto for 2 Violins, Strings and Continuo in D Minor, BWV 1043. Views of the pianist and his sheet music. Close-ups of David Oistrakh as he plays, and of the boy playing violin beside him.
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