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Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin returns after his historic space walk and NASA launches Mercury spaceships for sub orbital flights.

Soviet and American achievements in space travel in the year 1961, during the so called "space race". Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin returns after his historic trip in space and NASA launches its Mercury Freedom 7 spaceship for sub orbital flight by Astronaut Alan Shepard. A news paper reports about the success of Russian space mission as the Yuri Gagarin returns after a space trip. A large crowd gathered cheers for Gagarin. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) workers work on Mercury-Redstone 3 spacecraft "Freedom 7" for carrying out sub-orbital flight, manned by Alan Shepard. Scene shows launch of the Mercury MR-3 mission on May 5, 1961. View of Commander Shepard in capsule during flight. Helicopter lifting Alan Shepard to safety after the successful flight. Commander Shephard shown beside the spaceship capsule on deck of aircraft carrier after recovery. View of flight preparations for Mercury-Redstone 4 (MR-4). Liftoff of MR-4 on July 21, 1961, commanded by Astronaut Captain Gus Grissom. NASA scientists in Mission control room. Helicopter rescues astronaut Grissom from sea after safe splashdown of MR-4. View of bridge of ship USS Randolph (USS-15) during recovery effort. Astronaut Grissom walking on the deck of the aircraft carrier after recovery.

Date: 1961, July
Duration: 1 min 18 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675056468
General Franco of Spain gives away in marriage his only daughter Carmen at the Palace of El Pardo

The marriage ceremony of Carmen Franco, the daughter of Generalissimo Francisco Franco of Spain, to Cristóbal Martínez-Bordiú, 10th Marquis of Villaverde. General Franco takes his daughter to her wedding. Wedding guests trail behind the bride and her father to the church. The Roman Catholic Archbishop of Toledo, Enrique Pla y Deniel, officiates the wedding. Carmen Franco kneels beside the groom during the wedding. The couple sign marriage documents. The lavish wedding ceremony takes place at the Palace of El Pardo in Madrid (Palacio del Pardo, C. Manuel Alonso, s/n, 28048 Madrid, Spain). Many guests attend the wedding.

Date: 1950, April 13
Duration: 1 min 5 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675041465
Spanish Republican troops fight against Francoist army during the Spanish Civil War in Madrid, Spain.

Army of Francisco Franco’s Nationalist Spain attacks the Spanish Republican troops in Madrid. View over the outskirts of the city showing troops firing machine guns and rifles behind low ditches. Smoke rises from an explosion. Troops march and parade on streets in the city of Madrid, Spain.

Date: 1936
Duration: 30 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675047805
Visitors view displays of medieval armor at the Royal Armory Museum (La Real Armeria) in Madrid, Spain

A group of visitors view the Medieval armor and weapons on display in the Royal Armory Museum (La Real Armeria, Royal Palace of Madrid, C. de Bailén, s/n, 28013 Madrid, Spain) in Madrid, Spain. A guide takes a group of visitors for a tour inside the Armory. Guide shows ancient books on display behind a glass case. Visitors view Medieval and Renaissance armors and weapons on display. Many of the artifacts show evidence of damage inflicted in actual armed combat. Armor of knights and horses is shown, along with various weapons.

Date: 1956
Duration: 33 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675048293
Spanish officials make speeches and Blue Division Spanish soldiers say goodbye to their families in Madrid, Spain.

Blue Division Spanish soldiers in Madrid, Spain during World War II. Flags of Spain and Germany on El Estacion del Norte train station in Madrid. Officers gives speeches. Spanish spectators observe. A train pulls into the station. A large crowd at the station. The Spanish citizens greet soldiers and salute them. Spanish soldiers say goodbye to their wives and families at the station. They are bound for the Eastern Front, serving as volunteers in the German Army.

Date: 1941
Duration: 1 min 55 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675031636
Spanish military officers, Falangist youth, and officials lay a wreath at the Columbus Monument in Barcelona, Spain (WW2)

From captured German newsreels in World War II. The Columbus Monument (Plaça Portal de la Pau, s/n, 08001 Barcelona, Spain) in Barcelona, Spain. Spanish officers and dignitaries arrive at the monument. Falangist youth in uniform stand at the foot of the statue. Officers and uniformed Spanish Falangist youth lay a wreath on the Columbus Monument commemorating the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus. The Falange youth perform a Nazi-like salute after laying the wreath. A large crowd gathered around to watch the event. Guards around the monument. The monument statue and column. The Spanish officers review a parade. Dignitaries greet the visiting officers.

Date: 1944
Duration: 42 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: Portuguese
Clip: 65675021919