U.S. open tennis tournament in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. Men's doubles finals where Adrian Quist- John Bromwich take on Hopman-Crawford. Quist and Bromwich win the title. The duo being presented with the trophies. Women's doubles finals where the pair of Alice Marble and Sarah Palfrey Fabyan win the title.
A Trans Atlantic flying boat aircraft in test flight for ocean hops at Port Washington, New York. The Yankee clipper takes off in preparation for ocean service. Crew members board the aircraft. The pilot operates controls seated in the cockpit. The seaplane takes off from the water surface. The aircraft flies over the New York city with The Imperial State building in the background.
The Nazis seize Czechoslovakian territory in Prague, Czechoslovakia. Scenes of the Czechoslovakian Army marching in formation out of Prague, as they withdraw from Prague under orders from President Emil Hácha, facing threat of German Luftwaffe aircraft attacks. President of Czechoslovakia, Emil Hácha, signs a document. Czech military vehicle tows artillery as they withdraw. A group of Czech soldiers assist in pulling it with rope during the withdrawal.
557 Midshipmen's graduation ceremony at the Naval Academy in Annapolis. Maryland. Admiral Leahy presents diplomas to the graduates during the ceremony. Students in line come to receive the diplomas. Louis H Roddis gets the 'Best Student' honor.
Jewish refugees arrive in Havana, Cuba. 917 Jewish refugees from Germany aboard ship MS Saint Louis (Motorschiff St. Louis) land for a temporary stay on the Island Republic. Refugees wave from the ship. The ship sails away as it is denied access. (The ship ultimately returned to Germany.)
70,000 Fascist women parade at the Piazza Venezia in Rome, Italy. Thousands of women in military uniforms and costumes parade down the Via dei Fori Imperiali from the Colosseum to Piazza Venezia. Prime Minister and Fascist leader Benito Mussolini reviews the parade from the balcony of the Palazzo Venezia (Piazza di S. Marco, 49, 00186 Roma RM, Italy). The flag of the Kingdom of Italy stands in the Altar of the Fatherland. Mussolini waves to the huge crowd gathered to watch the parade.
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