Celebration on Constitution Day in San Juan as Puerto Rico becomes free United States Commonwealth

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Title reads: "This Day - March 3rd". Short Documentary film about events around that date throughout the century. <br/> <br/>Mar 1948 - The last British troops leave India. Parade at docks as they leave Bombay. <br/>Mar 1922 - Irish Republican Army (IRA) take over from British troops in Athlone, Ireland. <br/>Mar 1936 - Launching of the Zeppelin airship Hindenburg in Germany. <br/>Mar 1931 - Field Marshal Von Hindenburg inspecting troops. <br/>Mar 1933 - Nazi parade by Brandenburg Gate in Berlin. Adolf Hitler speaks. <br/>Mar 1925 - American distillers exporting whisky to Europe. Barrels loaded onto ship. <br/>VS of early roadside petrol filling station. <br/>Mar 1936 - people stunting with cars on ice covered lake in America. <br/>Mar 1932 - Sir Malcolm Campbell breaking Speed record in Bluebird on Daytona Beach. <br/>Mar 1925 - Grandmother Mrs Craven training for a swim across the English Channel. <br/>VS of American students fighting in mudbath in annual event. <br/>Mar 1933 - Various shots of President Franklin D Roosevelt around assassination attempt. <br/>Mar 1954 - Shooting of five congressmen by three Puerto Ricans in US Congress. <br/> <br/>Spacing. <br/> <br/>Mar 1931 - Boxer Primo Carnera training. <br/>Mar 1925 - Finnish runner Parvo Nurmi in training. <br/>VS of Tennis player Big Bill Tilden. VS of all in wrestling bout. <br/>Mar 1951 - Womens hockey match at Wembley. England beat Ireland 6-1. <br/>VS of Ledo Burma being built during WWII. <br/>Mar 1940 - Liner ship Queen Elizabeth sailing to New York from the Clyde. <br/>Mar 1953 - Shots of Joseph Stalin at Red Square parade. <br/> <br/>Compilation of material from the Pathe Library - Paperwork gives details of sources. Made in 1956.

Major General James L Collins commanding Puerto Rican department and Governor Rexford Tugwell review Columbus Day Parade in Puerto Rico. U.S. Army soldiers, native Puerto Rican girl, and Puerto Rican sailors march in review. American band wearing helmets march. (World War II period). Location: Puerto Rico. Date: 1942.

Sound Bite: Debra Messing Yeah I call it a dramady I call it a holiday dramady you will absolutely laugh your gonna hear great music you will leave feeling like you cant wait to spend the holidays with your family there are real life issues that are contended which I think roots and grounds the film and makes it more universal that’s the thing I got from this film was you know I thought it was I learned so much from the Puerto Rican Culture I didn’t know what a ? was however at the end of the day it was just so clear its sort of irrelevant it doesn’t if your matter if your Irish or Italian Cuban or what have you its like the holiday’s is the same for everyone the holiday is the same for everybody everybody is anxious about going home and being together a little dread and little scared when things go south (talks) yes yes yes (talks) well you know I’m Jewish you know I feel like we are loud and passionate and I think everybody can see themselves when they watch this film

THE ANNUAL PUERTO RICAN DAY PARADE WENT ON TODAY IN BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT.

Report on Puerto Rico, USA.

06/03/73 C0035998 - COLOR NEW YORK: PUERTO RICAN DAY PARADE. NXC NONO "PUERTO RICAN" SHOWS: NO SHOT LIST: (SHOT 6/3/73 70FT) NCS PUERTO RICANS PARADES, CEREMONIAL - NEW YORK NEW YORK HOLIDAYS - US - PUERTO RICO DAY XX / 140 FT / 16 ORIG / COLOR / CUTS / D35380

LOCAL PARADE FOR PUERTO RICAN DAY, PEOPLE WAVE FLAGS FOR P.R.

46th Annual Puerto Rican Day Parade in New York City

Around the World in New York

This educational film ‘Focus on 1954’ presents a look through at the news highlights of the year and includes footage of a young John F. Kennedy, Marilyn Monroe, Ho Chi Minh, Harry Truman and Winston Churchill among others. It is presented by the Atlantic Richfield company (:34). Opening shots are of the Cotton Bowl on New Year’s Day (:42). This took place in Dallas, Texas and pitted the Alabama Crimson Tide against the Rice Owls. Highlights from this game include a bizarre play in which Tommy Lewis tackles Dicky Moegle from the bench (:56). In Indochina, French pilots were dropping supplies to fighters at Dien Bien Phu as 40,000 troops were surrounding an isolated garrison (1:05). While this was happening, political leaders in Washington were debating on sending US troops in for combat (1:17). JFK, pictured here as a freshman senator from Massachusetts, spoke out against the US’s involvement (1:53). Marilyn Monroe paid a visit to troops in Korea in order to lift spirits with some entertainment (2:20). First lady Mamie Eisenhower (2:37) sponsored the launch of the USS Nautilus which was the first nuclear powered submarine. It would be the first submarine to sail under the North Pole in 1958 (2:46). Former President Harry Truman is filmed playing music with the President of the American Federation of Music (2:54), James Pertrillo. H. V. Kaltenborn and Truman enjoy laughs together as the former president had imitated the NBC news chief a few years prior and at (3:15) Kaltenborn returns the joke by imitating Truman imitating himself. The 1954 US Capitol shooting incident follows in which five congressmen were shot and wounded on March 1st while on the floor of the House of Representatives (4:03). Puerto Rican nationalists who were seeking independence for the commonwealth people were convicted of the attack (4:35). A new superhighway threatened a nature trail favored by Supreme Court Justice Douglas and he sets to take newsmen on a 190-mile hike through to deter the construction of the highway (4:43). The Army-McCarthy hearings follow which took place in April to June during which McCarthy tried to accuse the US Army of communism (4:57). The tense confrontation between Joseph Welch and McCarthy is captured (5:26) and McCarthy’s charges in the end were unproven (6:36). The largest inoculation in medical history at that time follows, and this was when the Salk anti-polio vaccine was administered to one million children (6:49) effectively eradicating polio. Roger Bannister, a 25-year-old British medical student became the first man to run the mile in under four minutes (7:07). His time was 3 minutes and 59.4 seconds (7:17). Mildred Babe Zaharias returned to the sport of golf after a cancer operation and wins the Open Women’s Championship with a record breaking 12 strokes (8:05). The first US made jet transport, the Boeing 707, is filmed during take-off (8:25). In Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh (8:51) sought to unite northern and southern Vietnam after they had defeated the French communists. Back to the US and to golf, a 24-year-old Arnold Palmer (9:02) is shown winning the U.S. Men’s amateur championship. Women in ballgowns of the Miss America pageant follow, and this year’s winner was Leanne Merriweather of California (9:22). The 1954 World Series is looked at next (9:34) where Vic Wertz of the Cleveland Indians was robbed of a winning hit by Willie Mays (9:43). The Giants took the win (10:17). President of Egypt, Gamal Abdel Nasser, is filmed while overlooking a troop of children (10:24) and this was around the time in which British occupation in Egypt that had lasted for 72 years was ended by Nasser (10:49). Alger Hiss, who was a former US government official was convicted in 1950 for lying under oath about his ties to communism (10:57). The pumpkin that had housed documents proving his ties are pictured (11:10) as well as a young Richard Nixon (11:23). Winston Churchill was honored on his 80th birthday (12:03) and is seen speaking on a portrait of himself he had received as gift (12:31); his wife would later have it destroyed. In Washington, a committee recommends censure of McCarthy, thus making him one of the few senators to have ever been disciplined (12:47). Senator Sam Ervin who would later investigate Watergate is also pictured here (12:47). Colonel John Stapp (13:45) is filmed with face contorted as his rocket powered sled mounted on rails takes off and he beats a land speed record. The final segment of the film looks at new modern home installations such as cordless lamps (13:59), cameras which watched children at play (14:12), push button cabinets (14:19) as well as pans floating by magnetic field (14:28).<p><p>This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD and 2k. For more information visit http://www.PeriscopeFilm.com

LOCAL PARADE FOR PUERTO RICAN DAY, PEOPLE WAVE FLAGS FOR P.R.