Major events of the year 1957. George Metesky charged with bombing of 21 places in New York after arrest by police. Photographers take his pictures. Colonel Abel, a Soviet spy, after arrest by Marshal Agents in Brooklyn, New York.
Prohibition agents smash and break barrels of beer. 150,000 people take part in the "We Want Beer" parade organized by mayor Jimmy Walker in New York. People carry banners that read 'Taxation for beer'. People looking out the windows of the crown on the Statue of Liberty. Close up of Statue of Liberty lights as they are turned on. Statue of Liberty is illuminated by flood lights at night. The 'We Want Beer' parade and demonstration continues until late at night in Manhattan.
Franklin D Roosevelt, along with his sons, James. Franklin Jr. and John, aboard the 40 foot yawl, "Myth II," sails off on a vacation along the New England Coast. People at the coast look on. A power boat tows the yacht out of the harbor as his sons start raising sails on the boat.
Women members of the 1936 American Olympic Team receive special medals created by the City of New York, to honor each member of the team. Other American athletes are also called, in groups, according to events in which they participated. Jesse Owens comes to the podium.and is praised by New York Mayor Laguardia. Jesse Owens then speaks at the microsphone, and presents a medal to Bill Robinson, the "Mayor" of Harlem. The ceremony continues as other athletes receive their medals. Mayor Fiorello Laguardia and former World Champion Heavyweight Boxer, Jack Dempsey, are present on the stage through the proceedings.
Belle Bart, famous astrologer at desk in her office, New York, USA. She speaks on her predictions for the Year 1936. She reminds viewers of her predictions for the year 1935. She says that the period of prosperity will extend from 1936-1943. She further says that although war is imminent in the far East, and that some nations will become eclipsed during this period, the general trend through 1943 will be "happiness and prosperity for all."
View of a large ship building yard in New York, USA during World War 2. Engineers and workers at work. Cranes handle large ship parts. Workers weld ship parts. Large cranes in operations. America celebrates Maritime Day with mass decoration of merchant seamen. New York's Mayor La Guardia awards medal to victims of German submarine raids. U.S. Navy sailors aboard a ship wave and cheer. Sign on the bow of the Victory Ship has a giant "V" symbol and reads 'Ships for victory'. The American flag on the bow. Several large Victory ships are launched from the shipyard, including the SS Irving S. Olds. Ships get underway in the harbor.
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