Over 4,000 American prisoners of war (POW) are taken to Rome, Italy during World War II. Captured United States soldiers jump from trucks near the Colosseum, in Rome, Italy. German soldiers guarding prisoners of war. View of Colosseum (Piazza del Colosseo, 1, 00184 Roma RM, Italy). The line of marching American prisoners stretches far along the Via dei Fori Imperiali road. Italian spectators watch from the sidewalks, in silence.
Marshall Philippe Pétain delivers a speech in France during the dedication of the American Monument at Montfaucon, France. Large crowd of French citizens and dignitaries gather for the speech. French war leader, Marshall Philippe Pétain pays homage and delivers speech about U.S. Army's achievement. U.S. officers seated behind French Marshall Petain on a podium. Large crowd of U.S. people and French people listen speech. United States President Franklin Delano Roosevelt delivers his speech via radio to the event, honoring the U.S. Army heros and pleading for world peace.
Lincoln Park demonstrations during the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois. Hippies walk through park. People walk with banners. Crowd of demonstrations with signs at Conrad Hilton hotel (720 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60605, United States). Sign: 'Welcome To Chicago', Stop the War', and Resist in Prague Saigon Chicago'. Paper on road.
Unites States 3rd Corps Artillery Brigade in encampment during Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois. Troops of 3rd Corps Artillery Brigade in encampment. They set up pup tents in encampment.
Central Treaty Organization meeting in South East Asia. Exterior of a building. Representatives of 5 nations stand with their flags. Iranian representatives attend the meeting. Flags of Iraq, the United States, Iran, Britain and Turkey. Representatives greet each other.
A large crowd gathers at St. Matthews Roman Catholic Cathedral (1725 Rhode Island Ave NW, Washington, DC 20036, United States) in Washington DC to wish a bride and a groom. Notable guests include Richard Milhous Nixon, Vice president of U.S. and Jack "Manassa Mauler" Dempsey, an American Boxer. Wedding of Joseph Raymond McCarthy, Republican U.S. Senator and Jean Kerr, a member of his personal staff on September 29th, 1953. The bride and the groom come out of the cathedral. Well-wishers of the couple wave at them. Joseph and Jean McCarthy cut their wedding cake at their reception.
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