People take pictures of President Nixon as he joins a crowd in viewing stand to witness the Apollo 12 moon mission launch from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The President chats with others in the stands. A light rain is falling. The President converses with an Army Sergeant. Mrs. Pat Nixon and daughter Patricia join the President in the stands. Many umbrellas are held aloft to shield the Nixons. Attention of the crowd is focused as the Saturn V rocket ignites and the Apollo 12 mission is launched. The rocket soon disappears in the clouds. But the crowd remains attentive (presumably as the roar of the rocket continues to reverberate). In a short while, the crowd begins to disperse.
A film titled 'The war ends in Europe' shows American people celebrating the end of World War II in Europe following surrender by Germany. A crowd in New York Times Square celebrates Victory in Europe Day (V-E Day). People pray in a church. U.S. President Harry S Truman announces the German surrender.
United States transport ships anchored at a bay with snow covered mountains in the background, Aleutian Island, Alaska. Brigadier General Joseph Ready, Major General Charles H Corlett of Amphibious Task Force 9, Brigadier General James W Barnett, Colonel Roy V. Richard of 87th Mountain Infantry on board a ship as they look shore wards through a pair of binoculars. Landing crafts move away from ships to the shoreline. Troops disembark from the craft and land onto the shore. (World War II period).
Germany surrenders in Rheims, France during World War II. Nazi General Alfred Jodl arrives at the Supreme Headquarters of the Allied Expeditionary Forces. General Jodl and others enter the building. U.S. General Walter B. Smith, Allied Chief of Staff and other officers at a desk. German General Jodl signs the surrender papers. General Smith also puts his signature on the papers. The surrender document with the signatures of the two Generals. Supreme Allied Commander General Dwight D. Eisenhower smiles. He holds two pens in a V sign.
A Supermarine Scimitar aircraft lands aboard British Naval aircraft carrier Victorious underway in the Atlantic Ocean. HMS Victorious underway at sea as a Supermarine Scimitar, a British fighter aircraft, comes in for a landing. The aircraft lands perfectly, but is suddenly thrown over the side, into the sea, as the arresting cable snaps. The pilot, Commander John D. Russell, is unable to open his canopy to escape. A helicopter is dispatched to assist. But a sailor suspended from the helicopter is unable to help because the plane's canopy is jammed shut. The aircraft sinks with the pilot trapped inside. (Note: This dreadful accident occurred while the HMS Victorious was operating off the Isle of Wight. The pilot, Commander John .D. (Des) Russell, Royal Navy, was Commanding Officer of the new 803 Squadron. embarking for the first time at sea from the Royal Naval Air Station Lossiemouth in Scotland. The aircraft, Scimitar F1. XD240 coded 145/V, sank in 220 ft. of water after plunging into the sea.)
Medical facilities related to neuropsychiatric disorders being provided by the Veterans Administration in the United States. Exteriors of a V.A. hospital building. Animation shows the increase in number of neuropsychiatric patients from 1942 to 1950 and forecasts growing through the 1980s. Narrator describes high prevalence of such problems among veterans. (Also known as "shell shock" or, more recently, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD.) Exteriors of hospitals and training schools where neuropsychiatric specialists train. A doctor talks to a patient in a bed. Neuropsychiatric research being conducted in a laboratory. A technician works on an instrument. A neuropsychiatric specialist being trained. A technician works on an instrument. Psychiatrists discuss. They give various therapies to patients like the shock therapy, the socializing therapy in which a patient plays golf.
CRITICALPAST.COM: About Us | Contact Us | FAQs - How to Order | License Agreement | My Account | My Lightboxes | Shopping Cart | Advanced Search | Featured Collections | Website Terms & Conditions | Privacy Policy ©2026 CriticalPast LLC.
License Agreement |
Terms & Conditions |
Privacy Policy
©2026 CriticalPast LLC.