American army band leads troops in a parade on Fifth Avenue, in Manhattan, New York City, at the end of World War 1. Spectators line the sidewalks. Crowd in a square surrounds a monument containing several statues of men and women. Mounted police officer rides slowly through the crowd. Several persons have climbed on the base of the monument. People carry United States flags and celebrate.
General MacArthur returns to the Philippines in World War II. Gun footage show Allied airplanes bombard Japanese ships in Mindanao, Philippines. Allied airplane in dogfight with a Japanese airplane. Japanese airplane gets hit and goes down. Allied airplanes attack a Japanese anti-aircraft tower. Allied airplanes bombard Japanese airfield on Mindanao. Allied ships bombard Leyte in Philippines and carrier-based plane bombard the Island. United States prisoners of war captured by the Japanese. General Douglas MacArthur and General Jonathan Mayhew 'Skinny' Wainwright VI and Admiral William Frederick Halsey can be seen. General Douglas MacArthur and his men after landing on Leyte beach.
As part of activities for the Fourth Liberty Loan Drive, in World War 1, a crowd of 15,000 attends the official opening of the Liberty Forum, marked by unveiling of a Statue of Liberty at Cadillac Square, in Detroit, Michigan. Abner Larned, chairman of the Liberty Loan sales committee and Mayor Oscar B. Marx officiate. The base of the statue contains words: "They Died For Liberty," and a list of fallen members.of the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF). (World War i; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
World War 2 era newsreel clip notes that each of the two major leagues in baseball have more than 260 men in the armed forces serving in the war. View of NY Giants pitcher Bill Voiselle (#17), Boston Braves pitcher Al Javery (#18) and others who continued playing during the war. Announcer poses trivia question -- who is the all-time National League leader in home runs, walks, runs, and three other categories? Viewers given five choices to consider while clock ticks. The answer? Not Ty Cobb -- it's the New York Giants' player-manager Mel Ott, seen hitting with his distinctive kick swing and running to first base.
Slate reads; "Peace with Russia Meeting. Demonstration to advocate recognition of Soviet Government held in Trafalgar Square." A large crowd is gathered at the Square. Several speakers address them from the base of Nelson's Column (A400 Trafalgar Square, London, United Kingdom), next to the lion statues. One banner seen reads: "prepare to lay down tools," pointed at working men. A call for "copper donations" results in an outpouring of pennies, which men pick up from the ground and carry to the front where one of the only women seen, is consolidating the contributions. Two men converse. One wears a fez.
Alcohol production and taxation system: dramatization and animation. Worker carries bottles of wine at a wine factory. Taxes on beer paid by brewer based on self assessment system. Beer production in factory. Workers work in factory. Alcohol and Tobacco Taxation division (A&TT) examine production center. Officials work in the department. Fields of tobacco crop. Tobacco used for chewing and smoking. Revenue collected from this production is 2 billion dollars annually. Workers make liquor at an illegal moonshine industry in rural area. Officers of A&TT enforcement branch spike raid on violators and one man escapes. Officer follows him by car and captures him.
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