United States sailors load ammunition and a machine gun onto a PBY Catalina amphibian plane parked on the ramp at a Navy base in the Pacific Theater, during World War 2. Sailors,standing on the aircraft wing, pull the number one propeller through before the engine is started.A sailor on the wing stands fireguard, as the number two engine is started.
View of buildings on Notre Dame Island and Saint Helen's Island during Expo 67 opening ceremony in Montreal, Canada. View of the Canada Pavilion. Large crowd gather to watch. Flags of different nations hoisted. Canadian Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson lights torch and starts the Expo. Canadian Air Force planes flyby overhead and perform acrobatics. View of the United States pavilion. Fountain, science exhibition, model, mini train, and other attractions.
Cuban captives released after being ransomed, return to Miami. Cuban prisoners caught during Bay of Pigs Invasion arrive in the United States after the U.S. paid ransom money to the government of Fidel Castro. Large crowd gathers at Miami airport. Men, some injured, exit from a parked Pan American passenger airplane. A man on crutches. He meets his relatives. Photographers stand on side. Cars leave.
United States congressional Leaders, including Senators Carl Hayden, Lyndon Johnson, William F. Knowland and other Senators as well as House leaders John McCormick and Carl Albert, assemble at the White House. American senators chatting on the street in Washington DC. They enter the door to the White House together. Senators pose for photographers. Lyndon B. Johnson exits his car after arriving in front of the White House. Lyndon B. Johnson and another senator speaks to the press.
Contestants compete at the 1962 Miss Universe at the Miami Beach Auditorium (Miami Beach Convention Center, 1901 Convention Ctr Dr, Miami Beach, FL 33139, United States) in Miami, Florida. Contestants such as Miss Colombia Olga Lucía Botero Orozco, Miss Finland Anja Aulikki Järvinen, and Miss Haiti Evelyn Miot, are seen on stage. Photographers click photos. Outgoing titleholder Marlene Schmidt of Germany crowns Miss Argentina (Miss Argentine) Norma Beatriz Nolan with the Miss Universe 10th Annivrsary Crown (also known as the Rhinestone Crown). Closer view of Miss Universe 1962 Norma Nolan after receiving award and seated on winners' throne. 1st Runner-up Miss Iceland Anna Geirsdóttir, 2nd Runner-Up Miss Finland Anja Aulikki Järvinen, and 3rd Runner-Up Miss Republic of China Helen Liu Shiu-Man, stand beside the Miss Universe throne.
City view of Tokyo. Large crowd gathers as 18th modern Olympic Games opening ceremony goes on in Tokyo, Japan. United States players hold their national flag. Russian players come after the American players. Japanese players hold their flag. Emperor Hirohito declares the games open. Olympic flag hoisted. Yoshinori Sakai lights the Olympic torch. Pigeons fly in sky.
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