The sun rises in the South Pole at 'Little America'. Men look at the rising sun during Antarctic Expedition. U.S. Navy Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd and his team raise American, British and Norwegian flags in honor of Robert Falcon Scott and Roald Amundsen. Snow is shoveled away from the windows of a hut. A man sleep in a bunk bed wakes up as the sunlight comes in he pulls a clothesline towards his bed to retrieve his boots. Books lined on shelves in the background. Team members put newborn Husky puppies onto the snow, arranging them in front of a miniature dog sled. The mother dog quickly picks up each puppy in here mouth to bring them back into her dog house to warm them.
Chinese troops recapturing Liuchow, China. Liuchow, the former U.S. 14th Air Force Base and largest communication center in South Central China, in ruins after the withdrawal of Japanese forces. The burnt buildings on the streets in Liuchow. The ruins of buildings along the sides of the road. Chinese troops walk along the road. The Chinese troops recapture Liuchow on 13th June 1945. The civilians in China cheering and welcoming the soldiers to the town. The Liuchow Air Base, which was not usable since the Japanese forces had dug holes in places. The entire stretch of the airstrip being blocked with gas drums. The center stretch of the airstrip being damaged. An Air Force engineer examines the heavily mined air strip. Men of Chinese 169th Division assemble for the flag raising ceremony on 2nd July 1945. The troops are welcomed by a citizens' committee. The Chinese 169th Division Major General addresses the men. The Chinese flag hoisted. The troops salute the flag. (World War II period).
An aviatrix (female flyer, woman pilot) gets a transport pilot's license in Burbank, California. An aircraft in flight. The aircraft taxis and lands at an airfield. A pilot in the aircraft. The Department of Commerce transport pilot license is issued to Laura Ingalls, an aviatrix. Laura Ingalls, the aviatrix who completed a several-mile solo flight around South America, with another person beside the aircraft. Laura Ingalls looks at the license in her hand.
American soldiers of th 90th Infantry Divisionat, at the fortress of Guentrange (Fort Obergentringen) in Thionville, France, during World War 2. The town of Thionville. A cluster of buildings in the town. Smoke rising from certain areas in the town. High walls of the main barracks of the fortress south of the Maginot Line in Thionville, built by the Germans when they occupied Lorraine after 1871. An iron palisade in front of the main barracks of the fortress. Trees near the iron fence. People walk along a pathway beside the fence. American soldiers at the fortress. A couple of soldiers using a field telephone. The soldiers sit outside the entrance of the fortress and clean rifles. Krupp 105 mm guns at the fortress.
American football match at Los Angeles Coliseum in Los Angeles, California. American Football match between Team Wolverines from University of Michigan and Team Trojans from University of South California(USC). Large crowd of spectators cheer their teams. Michigan Wolverines wins against USC Trojans by 16-6 points.
The 1961 Masters Tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club (2604 Washington Rd, Augusta, GA 30904, United States) in Augusta, Georgia. At the Augusta National Golf Club a large crowd gathers to watch the golf tournament between Arnold Palmer and Gary Player. Arnold Palmer misses one hole. South African golfer, Gary Player, wins the Masters Crown with a total score of 280.
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