A documentary titled 'America salutes Algerian Independence' depicts independence celebrations in Algeria and its admission into the United Nations. A huge crowd of people in the streets of Algeria in north Africa to celebrate their independence. The Algerian flag is waved. Algerian soldiers march on parade. People with the Algerian flags. The Algerian flag is raised in a ceremony. Soldiers stand at attention. The United Nations Headquarters in New York City in the United States. Flags of the member nations flutter. Algerian Prime Minister Mohamed Ahmed Ben Bella is greeted by UN Secretary General U Thant, President Ahmed Sekou Toure of Guinea and President of the UN General Assembly Muhammad Zafrulla Khan. The Algerian flag is unfurled and it flutters among the flags of other member nations. Algerian war victims present at the ceremony. In the UNO, the full body of the General Assembly gives a standing ovation to Algeria as it joins the UNO. Algerian delegates seated. A map of Africa with the focus on Algeria. The capital city of Algiers. Ships at the harbor in Algiers. People in a market place. Minarets of Jeema Kebir Mosque . The National Museum houses things of art and craft such as brocade garments, rugs, specimens of metal work and jewelry.
Private Thomas Eugene Atkins being presented a farm in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Winner of the Congressional Medal Thomas Atkins is presented a new farm by townsfolk. Thomas Atkins and his wife enter the house and look out of a window. Food being served to the guests. Atkins and his wife eat.
A film about means of transportation from ancient times to the modern in the United States. An electric train moves down a railroad track on the New Haven and Hartford railroad route. An electric freight train moves along a track. An engine backs up on a track. A freight railroad train moves along a track.
Aircraft are used for different purposes in the United States. A map of the United States with a caption that reads 'Commercial Air Lines Carrying Air-Mail Merchandise and Passengers'. The map is animated with a line from New York to San Francisco. Different places are highlighted on the map.
Heavyweight champions Ingemar Johansson and Floyd Patterson train in the United States for their June rematch. Ingemar Johansson jogs in the Catskill Mountains at Grossinger's Catskill Resort in Liberty, New York. People watch as he trains with a sparring partner. Meanwhile, in Newtown Connecticut, Floyd Patterson trains under former heavyweight boxing champion Joe Louis, who watches as Patterson practices with one of his sparring partners.
Cardinal Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli being acclaimed as Pope Pius XII in Vatican City, Rome. Rites being performed at Saint Peter's Basilica in Rome to mark the passing of Pope Pius XI. The new Pope stands in a balcony with other dignitaries. Pope Pius XII wearing the papal tiara. Bells ringing in the Vatican. View of Saint Peter’s Basilica and Saint Peter’s Square. Italian women and a boy wearing black kneel in prayer at Saint Peter’s Square. Altar servers and Swiss Guards leading a procession inside the Saint Peter’s Basilica. Pope Pius XII carried on the sedia gestatoria blessing the crowds. Pope Pius XII seated while being flanked by the papal flabella (ostrich feather fans) in the balcony of Saint Peter’s Basilica. A priest crowns Pope Pius XII with the papal tiara. Pope Pius XII blesses the large crowd gathered in Saint Peter’s Square (00120 Vatican City) to greet him.
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