Flight of Cierva autogyro from Cuatro Vientos Aerodrome in Madrid, Spain. Cierva autogyro taxis at the Cuatro Vientos Aerodrome. The autogyro takes off. The autogyro in flight over a field. Men stand on the field. Autogyro lands on the ground. Men stand in front of the autogyro. A hangar in the background. The autogyro taxis and takes off. The autogyro lands on the field. Men walk towards the landing autogyro. The pilot in the cockpit of autogyro. The autogyro warms up. Men in the foreground. The pilot starts the engine and United States autogyro takes off. The autogyro in flight over the field. The autogyro crashes into ground. Men look at the damaged autogyro.
Iron Curtain speech by Winston Churchill at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri, early in the Cold War. British Leader Winston Leonard Churchill at podium addresses the gathering in his "Sinews of Peace" speech. Officers seated on a platform in the background. Churchill speaks of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republic (USSR) and the creation of the Eastern Bloc. He places certain facts about the present position in Europe. The Opposition Leader states that Soviet Russia does not desire war but the indefinite expansion of their power and doctrines. The gathering applaud. He continues his speech by insisting on the permanent prevention of war and the establishment of conditions of freedom and democracy. He declares that a good understanding on all points with Russia under the general authority of the United Nations Organization should be made.
Annual Silver Skates Derby in New York. Large crowd of spectators gathered. at Conservatory Lake, in Central Park, Manhattan, New York City, United States. Some skaters fell. Spectators cheer the skaters. Herbert G.Taylor wins the championship and poses for picture.
77th Army Infantry Division advance in the Pacific Theater during Ryukyu Campaign of World War II. Men of the United States Army 2nd Battalion,305th regiment throw grenades and satchel charges into caves. Men of Company 'E', 305th Regiment fire rocket launchers into caves. Explosions rise. Mountains in the background. Squadron of soldiers go through the damaged wooden shack. Soldiers prepare demolition charges and blast caves.
Presidential Citation in Reiff,Germany during World War II. Soldiers march past holding American flags and rifles. Mountains in the background. Officer delivers a speech. Major General Lowell W Rooks awards Presidential Citation to the United States Army 3rd Battalion,358th Infantry Regiment,90th Division soldiers. He congratulates and addresses the soldiers. Troops march on field.
United States Army 4th Cavalry Regiment advancing through Grevenbroich,Germany during World War 2. Soldiers look at encouraging German messages to workers written on the Erftwerk factory walls. Soldiers aboard M8 Greyhound Armored Car fire 50 caliber machine gun and 37mm gun at buildings on the outskirts of the factory, where German forces may still linger. Vehicle moves forward and soldiers fire machine gun.
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