People gathered for the U.S. Presidential Election,1928 results at Times Square, New York City. People wave hands and articles. They gather outside the Times Building. Crowd applauds. Streets all lighted up. The Times building wraparound sign of lights shows face images of Hoover and Curtis. Hoover elected as the 31st President of U.S. and Charles Curtis as the 31st Vice-President of U.S.
German Surrender Delegation conference at the Thorak Estate in Haar, Germany, to accept the surrender of German Army Group G, towards the end of World War II. United States Army officers at the surrender conference include General Jacob "Jake" Loucks Devers of United States Sixth Army, who says "This is an unconditional surrender" while seated at a table with German and U.S. officers. Other U.S. Generals included in the delegation are: General Alexander McCarrell "Sandy" Patch; Lieutenant General Wade Hampton Haislip; Major General John W. "Iron Mike" O'Daniel; Brigadier General Reuben E Jenkins; Brigadier General William S Ott; Brigadier General Pearson Menoher. German delegation includes: Delegation head, Lieutenant General Hermann Foertsch, Commander of the 1st German Army; Colonel Hermann Zolling; Major Foeker; Major Coelle; Major Murray; Captain Behrendt; Captain Cartellieri and 1st Lieutenant Von Weber. Lt. General Foertsch signed the surrender document, effective 12:00 the next day (May 6, 1945). U.S. Army First Lieutenant John H. Brunswick is seated left of Foertsch. Lt. Brunswick translated General Dever's terms and statements, including "unconditional surrender," into German.
A World War II film titled 'Manuel Quezon' on the death of Filipino President Manuel Luis Quezon. Buildings along the side of a street. Men wave U.S. and other flags. US, British and other flags flying at half-mast on flag poles. Past events show President Manuel Quezon seated at a desk in his office and working. He talks to his son, Manuel L. “Nonong” Quezon Jr. U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt seated in a chair. Officials standing nearby. President Roosevelt talks to Quezon. A document by President Roosevelt on the death of President Quezon.
Suggestions being given to U.S. servicemen to be assigned to posts in Great Britain. U.S. Officer walking with a woman in a park. U.S. Airmen visit shrine with statues of British literary figures, including those of John Milton, Robert Burns, William Wordsworth and William Shakespeare. View of British Houses of Parliament. Big Ben clock tower at Parliament striking. View of a ceremony occurring at the Standing Lincoln statue of Abraham Lincoln, at Parliament Square, Canning Green, in London, England. Unveiling of Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial Statue at Grosvenor Square in London England on April 12, 1948.
U.S. carrier operations in the Pacific Ocean during World War 2. USS Saratoga (CV-3) underway at sea. A U.S. Navy FM-2 Wildcat makes an arrested landing aboard USS Saratoga. The aircraft approaches the deck, makes an arrested landing and rolls out. A pilot in the cockpit of the aircraft. Flight deck crewmen fold the wings. A U.S. Navy TBM Avenger makes an arrested landing and rolls to stop. The aircraft taxis up the deck and folds wings. A pilot jumps down the wing of the FM-2 Wildcat aircraft. A large hole caused by enemy fire in the wing of the aircraft.
U.S. aircraft in flight over the Philippines during World War II. Several aircraft in flight over Manila. U.S. Navy TBM aircraft in flight. The shoreline and a river in Manila area. The U.S. Navy F6F Hellcat and TBM Avengers in flight. Aerial view of the target area. Two small sail boats in the harbor. Aerial view of the buildings and a merchant ship. The aircraft in flight. Smoke from explosions in the target area.
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