U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt delivers his Annual Message to Congress in Washington DC, USA. In his speech he makes the following remarks, 'Millions of Americans believe in the facts that democratic form of government and democracies are best able to cope with the changing problems of modern civilization and to maintain peace among them. Conference in Buenos Aires sent forth a message on behalf of all the democracies of the world to those Nations which live otherwise. The United States of America must continue the task of making democracy successful'. The conference room roars with sound of applause and cheering. Members of the assembly shake hands with President Roosevelt.
The Greek ferry, 'Heraklion', en-route from Crete to Athen's Port, Piraeus, is sunk in the Aegean Sea during a fierce storm in which a truck reportedly broke loose and battered open her midship loading door, causing her to sink within 15 minutes. Search and rescue operations carried out from air and in water, the day after her sinking. . Rescue boats underway at the scene. Man wearing radio headset, looks from the window of a scout plane and throws out a flare to mark the location. Scattered debris on water. Sailors carry causalities on stretcher. Causalities put into ambulance. 235 passengers are reported dead or missing and only 49 managed to survive the tragedy. (Note : The USS Belknap (DLG-26) and the USS Columbus (CG-12) participated in the search for survivors but found none. The Belknap retrieved some remains that were transferred to Greek authorities, the next day.) (Additional note: Some music at start of this newsreel, but no other sound or narrative.)
Four rare Risso's Dolphins perform tricks in a swimming pool at Marineland in Florida. Dolphins swim with a diver. Dolphins jump high in air to grab fish from the hands of a man standing on a platform above the pool.
American 8th Air Force fighter operations in Germany on Christmas Day, 1944, during World War II. Gun camera footage from a P-51 of the 359th Fighter Squadron, 456th Fighter Group, flown by Lieutenant Troge shows a German Fw 190 being shot down. German pilot bails out of the Fw 190. View of the parachute descending.
American 8th Air Force fighter operations in Germany during World War II. Captain E E Bankey of 385th Squadron chases a German ME-109 high above the clouds. ME-109 explodes in flames. Aerial view of a U.S. B-17 aircraft in flames. Six crewmen bail out of burning plane. The plane falls through clouds.
People’s Republic of China Premier Zhou Enlai announces the news of China's first successful nuclear test. People cheer. Preparations for China's second atomic test is done. Men prepare trucks and equipment. Combat team briefed. Troops chant communist slogans. Troops and their horses wear protective clothing before entering the radioactive zone. Troops take cover at a safe distance before the blast and cover their eyes with protective glasses. Nuclear explosion at the horizon. Mushroom cloud rises high in the air. The blast wave destroys everything in its path. Tanks and troops enter the radioactive zone. Cavalry advances on ground. Troops move behind tanks. English translation narration overlays Chinese narrator in background.
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