The German SM U-35 crew fires deck gun to sink a captured ship during World War 1. Ship listing before sinking. Crates from the doomed ship are seen floating nearby. SM U-35 Commander and U-boat submarine ace Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière and officers grinning as they flip through a logbook. Commander Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière writes off the sunken ship from the logbook.
Free French 2nd Armored Division convoy enters Ducey, Normandy during World War 2. French men and women cheering as Free French troops enter Ducey. French women raising their hands while cheering. Sign reads “Centre d’ Accueil” (“Reception center” in English). Lieutenant Philippe de Gaulle, the son of Free France leader General Charles de Gaulle, checking a map in Ducey.
French President Charles De Gaulle advises to call a five-nation summit conference to re-shape the United Nations. President DeGaulle addresses a press conference in Paris regarding the issue. Exterior of the headquarters of the United Nations in New York. Officials seated inside the building. U.S. President Lyndon Johnson addresses a news conference and talks about the proposal.
The Naval Battle of the Flowers is held on Carnival Monday (Lundi Gras) at Port de la Santé in Villefranche-sur-Mer, France. Pointus boats adorned with flowers travel through the Port while passengers on the boat throw flowers at spectators. The crowd throws flowers back in return.
Jacqueline Kennedy converses with Irish President and Mrs. Eamon De Valera, on the steps of the Presidential home, during her vacation in Dublin, Ireland.
Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin (Charlie Chaplin) and his wife Oona O'Neill at the Societe des Auteurs Compositeurs Dramatiques at Paris in France. Officials greet and welcome them. Press photographers capture the moment. Charles Chaplin emerges from his car and walks towards the hall amidst a crowd of cheerful supporters. Chaplin waves and greets the crowd. A number of cars parked alongside the road can be seen. Security detail is present to manage the big crowd at the venue. 1951
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