The First Lady of the United States Eleanor Roosevelt arrives in Tucson, Arizona. An aircraft taxis after landing. Mrs. Roosevelt and others get off the aircraft. Mrs. Roosevelt smiles as she stands against the aircraft. A large number of people gathered around the aircraft.
U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the recently formalized Philippine Constitution in Washington DC, United States. It had been formalized by a Constitutional Convention and approved in the Philippines on February 8, 1935. President Roosevelt at a desk as he signs the document, as required by the Tydings-McDuffie Act of 1934. Other officials stand behind the President. Philippine leader Manuel Quezon seated next to the President. President Roosevelt speaks from his desk. He congratulates the Filipino people for enacting a constitution for themselves. He says that after the ratification the people of the Philippines will have self government. Manuel Quezon shakes hands with the President and thanks him.
American aviator Charles Lindbergh returns to Washington DC, United States after a successful trans Atlantic flight. Cruiser USS Memphis arrives at the Washington Navy Yard with Charles Lindbergh aboard it. Officials gathered to welcome Lindbergh. Lindbergh's mother Evangeline Lindbergh embarks onto the ship to greet her son. Charles Lindbergh disembarks. Lindbergh and his mother seated in a car as they drive past a cheering crowd.
American aviator Charles Lindbergh returns to Washington DC, United States after a successful trans Atlantic flight. U.S. sailors march down Pennsylvania Avenue with the U.S. Capitol in the background. Sailors carrying U.S. flags march. Charles Lindbergh in a car as it moves past a large crowd. People gathered around the Washington Monument. U.S. President Calvin Coolidge speaks from a podium as he welcomes Lindbergh after his first successful trans Atlantic flight. The President presents the Distinguished Flying Cross to Lindbergh. Lindbergh speaks into a microphone.
American aviator Charles Lindbergh in New York., United States after his successful non-stop trans Atlantic flight in May 1927. Charles Lindberg in a car as cavalry men lead a procession. Charles Lindbergh's car moves down the lower Broadway during a welcome parade. Ticker tapes being showered on the Lindbergh parade. Lindbergh's car moves past a large crowd.
British soldiers moving horses and supplies through thick mud during the First World War. A soldier with his face covered with mud. A shell bursts showering British soldiers with shrapnel, as they hunker down in the mud at night. In daytime scene British infantry advances across no man's land as the unit piper plays bagpipes and marches along crest of hill in World War 1. (Slate states Piper Richardson was killed later that day and was awarded the Victoria Cross for gallantry.) Scenes are from a British film released post-war.
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