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Modern Marvels, Season 10, Episode 25, Apollo 11
produced by Don Cambou, in Modern Marvels, Season 10, Episode 25 (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 2004), 44 mins
See and experience the historic flight through the eyes of the astronauts, mission controllers, engineers, and designers who made it happen.
NASA insiders and the astronauts themselves reveal what it was like in the capsule and command center.
See the historic footage of man's first moon landing.
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produced by Don Cambou, in Modern Marvels, Season 10, Episode 25 (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 2004), 44 mins
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See and experience the historic flight through the eyes of the astronauts, mission controllers, engineers, and designers who made it happen.
NASA insiders and the astronauts themselves reveal what it was like in the capsule and command center.
See the historic footage of man's first moon landing.
Modern Marvels chronicles the event that many regard as the greatest achievement of the 20th century.
Just ten years after sending experimental monkey...
See and experience the historic flight through the eyes of the astronauts, mission controllers, engineers, and designers who made it happen.
NASA insiders and the astronauts themselves reveal what it was like in the capsule and command center.
See the historic footage of man's first moon landing.
Modern Marvels chronicles the event that many regard as the greatest achievement of the 20th century.
Just ten years after sending experimental monkeys into space, Neil Armstrong stepped from the ladder of a gangly craft on the face of the moon and became the first human being to walk on a surface beyond earth. The event was the culmination of a race borne in the heat of the Cold War and one of the crowning achievements in human history.
Filled with the rich recollections of the people who made it possible, Apollo 11 chronicles the historic mission that brought man to the moon. See how an army of engineers and scientists worked to live up to JFK's extraordinary challenge, and meet the men who were chosen for the mission. From Cape Canaveral to the sea of tranquility, MODERN MARVELS® documents every step along the way in this most remarkable of all journeys.
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Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Don Cambou, Lloyd Sherr, 1959-
Date Published / Released
2004
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Series
Modern Marvels
Speaker / Narrator
Lloyd Sherr, 1959-
Person Discussed
Neil Armstrong, 1930-2012, Edwin Eugene Aldrin, 1930-
Topic / Theme
Spacecraft, Space exploration, First Moon Landing, July 20, 1969, Space Race, 1957-1975, American History, The Sixties (1960–1974), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2004 A&E Television Networks
Historical Event
First Moon Landing, July 20, 1969, Space Race, 1957-1975
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Universal Newsreels, Release 1, December 31, 1958
in Universal Newsreels, Release 1 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1958, originally published 1958), 7 mins
This video, published by Universal Pictures Company Inc., is about the events of 1958.
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This video, published by Universal Pictures Company Inc., is about the events of 1958.
UNIVERSAL-INTERNATIONAL NEWSREEL SYNOPSIS ISSUE #1
THE FINEST IN THE INDUSTRY
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NEWS HIGHLIGHTS OF 1 9 5 8
Top News Events of the Year! America draws abreast of the USSR in space research, putting its first satellite the Explorer, into Orbit. And sending two rockets some 70,000 miles, the farth...
This video, published by Universal Pictures Company Inc., is about the events of 1958.
UNIVERSAL-INTERNATIONAL NEWSREEL SYNOPSIS ISSUE #1
THE FINEST IN THE INDUSTRY
ADVANCE INFORMATION FOR NEWSPAPER PUBLICITY AND EXPLOITATION
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS OF 1 9 5 8
Top News Events of the Year! America draws abreast of the USSR in space research, putting its first satellite the Explorer, into Orbit. And sending two rockets some 70,000 miles, the fartherest yet attained - in attempts to reach the moon. The cruise of the Nautilus entered the saga of the sea. The nuclear sub went, submerged, from Hawaii to Britain under the North Pole itself!
A new State was admitted and Alaska celebrated its long awaited acceptance in the Union with jubilation reminiscent of sourdough days!
Vice-President Richard Nixon and Mrs. Nixon toured South America and barely escaped injury as the result of mob violence in an atmosphere feverish with anti-Americanism in Lima and Caracas.
The Man of the Year: General Charles De Gaulle who emerged from the shadows - at the hour of his country's greatest crisis to become leader of the new Fifth Republic - swept to power by overwhelming popular vote.
America won a triumph on the cultural front in the Cold War at the Brussels Fair, with a widely-acclaimed architectural gem of a pavilion in sharp contrast to a looming Soviet monolith.
Russia had the initiative in the global power struggle. Khrushchev's overtures to Egyptian strong-man Gamal Abdel Nasser was followed by the formation of the United Arab Republic plus months of turmoil and crisis in the explosive Middle East. Iraq's King Faisal was slain during uprising. Rebellion-torn Lebanon appealed to America and U.S. Marines went to the rescue to bolster the government. The Middle East crisis subsided as Red China launched a staggering artillery assault on Chiang's off-shore outposts on the Quemoy Islands. Nationalist China, backed by the mighty U.S. 7th Fleet, broke the blockade by barrage and at the year's end pressure shifted to Berlin, as a Soviet ultimatum demanding that the Big 3 surrender the Free City to the Red ruler's of the puppet State of East Germany.
One of the world's greatest proponents for Peace and Freedom - Pope Pius XII died in 1958. His successor Pope John XXIII, was crowned with all the pomp and ceremony of the Church's millenia-old tradition, assuming the Papal Crown at a time of continuing crisis.
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Date Written / Recorded
1958
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Newsreel
Contributor
Ed Herlihy, 1909-1999
Date Published / Released
1958-12-31, 1958
Publisher
Universal Pictures Company
Series
Universal Newsreels
Speaker / Narrator
Ed Herlihy, 1909-1999
Topic / Theme
International relations, Scientific research, Cold War, 1945-1989, Space Race, 1957-1975, American History, Post-war Era (1945–1960), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Historical Event
Cold War, 1945-1989, Space Race, 1957-1975
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Universal Newsreels, Release 10, January 31, 1967
in Universal Newsreels, Release 10 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1967, originally published 1967), 7 mins
ASTRONAUT DISASTER Apollo astronauts Roger Chaffee, Edward White, and Gus Grissom are all killed in a flash-fire aboard their grounded space capsule. Investigators theorize perhaps a short circuit or electrical overload sparked the blaze. The first Apollo flight was scheduled for February. EMBASSY BOMBINGS Six Yug...
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ASTRONAUT DISASTER Apollo astronauts Roger Chaffee, Edward White, and Gus Grissom are all killed in a flash-fire aboard their grounded space capsule. Investigators theorize perhaps a short circuit or electrical overload sparked the blaze. The first Apollo flight was scheduled for February. EMBASSY BOMBINGS Six Yugoslav missions throughout the United States and Canada are damaged in a series of bomb blasts. In Washington: heavy damage and a six-ye...
ASTRONAUT DISASTER Apollo astronauts Roger Chaffee, Edward White, and Gus Grissom are all killed in a flash-fire aboard their grounded space capsule. Investigators theorize perhaps a short circuit or electrical overload sparked the blaze. The first Apollo flight was scheduled for February. EMBASSY BOMBINGS Six Yugoslav missions throughout the United States and Canada are damaged in a series of bomb blasts. In Washington: heavy damage and a six-year old boy flung from bed. In New York: the consulate general, off Fifth Avenue, rocked by a bomb rolled under a gate at a service entrance. One fireman dies of heart attack at scene. POPE PAUL ORDAINS In the Vatican's Sistine Chapel, Pope Paul presides at the ordination of 16 new priests. It's only the second time in recent centuries for a pope to preside and ordain: usually Bishops confer the sacrament. The candidates are unique: All between the ages of 33 and 62. FROZEN CORPSES The Cryonic Society of Phoenix, Arizona, believes that life after death is possible. The freezing of bodies immediately after death is their method. The corpses are stored in a special capsule. One man has already been frozen but most scientists are skeptical. AIRBOATS One of the newest allied weapons in the marshland fighting in Vietnam is the "Aircat." It's an airboat which skims the surface of marshland at up to thirty-five miles an hour. Driven by a conventional airplane propeller, the boat carries a crew of six, and operates on only four inches of water. NUCLEAR SHIP The world's first floating nuclear power station debuts at Fort Belvoir, Virginia. The "Sturgis" is a converted Liberty Ship and carries ten million watts of power, enough for a city of 20 thousand people. She'll be used both in military operations and disaster areas. CHICAGO SNOWSTORM Chicago and the entire midwest is belted by a blizzard which dumps two feet of snow on the windy city. Sixty-eight deaths are traced to the storm, ten thousand vehicles were abandoned, train and airline operations halted, and widespread looting and fires developed.
UNIVERSAL NEWSREEL VOL. 40-10 SYNOPSIS JANUARY 31, 1967
ASTRONAUT DISASTER
Apollo astronauts Roger Chaffee, Edward White, and Gus Grissom are all killed in a flash-fire aboard their grounded space capsule. Investigators theorize perhaps a short circuit or electrical overload sparked the blaze. The first Apollo flight was scheduled for February.
EMBASSY BOMBINGS
Six Yugoslav missions throughout the United States and Canada are damaged in a series of bomb blasts. In Washington: heavy damage and a six-year old boy flung from bed. In New York: the consulate general, off Fifth Avenue, rocked by a bomb rolled under a gate at a service entrance. One fireman dies of heart attack at scene.
POPE PAUL ORDAINS
In the Vatican's Sistine Chapel, Pope Paul presides at the ordination of 16 new priests. It's only the second time in recent centuries for a pope to preside and ordain: usually Bishops confer the sacrament. The candidates are unique: All between the ages of 33 and 62.
FROZEN CORPSES
The Cryonic Society of Phoenix, Arizona, believes that life after death is possible. The freezing of bodies immediately after death is their method. The corpses are stored in a special capsule. One man has already been frozen but most scientists are skeptical.
AIRBOATS
One of the newest allied weapons in the marshland fighting in Vietnam is the "Aircat." It's an airboat which skims the surface of marshland at up to thirty-five miles an hour. Driven by a conventional airplane propellor, the boat carries a crew of six, and operates on only four inches of water.
NUCLEAR SHIP
The world's first floating nuclear power station debuts at Fort Belvoir, Virginia. The "Sturgis" is a converted Liberty Ship and carries ten million watts of power, enough for a city of 20 thousand people. She'll be used both in military operations and disaster areas.
CHICAGO SNOWSTORM
Chicago and the entire midwest is belted by a blizzard which dumps two feet of snow on the windy city. Sixty-eight deaths are traced to the storm, ten thousand vehicles were abandoned, train and airline operations halted, and widespread looting and fires developed.
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Date Written / Recorded
1967
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Newsreel
Contributor
Ed Herlihy, 1909-1999
Date Published / Released
1967-01-31, 1967
Publisher
Universal Pictures Company
Series
Universal Newsreels
Speaker / Narrator
Ed Herlihy, 1909-1999
Person Discussed
Edward Higgins White, 1930-1967, Virgil Ivan Grissom, 1926-1967
Topic / Theme
Accidental deaths, Wildfires, Spacecraft, Space Race, 1957-1975, American History, The Sixties (1960–1974), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1967 Universal Pictures Company Inc.
Historical Event
Space Race, 1957-1975
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Universal Newsreels, Release 19, March 3, 1966
in Universal Newsreels, Release 19 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1966, originally published 1966), 6 mins
HIGH FLYING CAMERA An epilogue to the saga of the Apollo test are remarkable pictures made from the Saturn rocket as it pushed the capsule into space. A. camera that was later parachuted into the sea recorded the shut-down on the first stage and the firing of the second as the test flight want like clockwork to pa...
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HIGH FLYING CAMERA An epilogue to the saga of the Apollo test are remarkable pictures made from the Saturn rocket as it pushed the capsule into space. A. camera that was later parachuted into the sea recorded the shut-down on the first stage and the firing of the second as the test flight want like clockwork to pave the way to the moon. LOVE THAWS, COLD WAR Chi-Chi is a gal who is stepping out in the world - - she's engaged. One of two Giant Pand...
HIGH FLYING CAMERA An epilogue to the saga of the Apollo test are remarkable pictures made from the Saturn rocket as it pushed the capsule into space. A. camera that was later parachuted into the sea recorded the shut-down on the first stage and the firing of the second as the test flight want like clockwork to pave the way to the moon. LOVE THAWS, COLD WAR Chi-Chi is a gal who is stepping out in the world - - she's engaged. One of two Giant Pandas outside of Red China, Chi-Chi is leaving Britain for Moscow to meet An-An there. Both British and Soviet Zoologists hope that a blessed event will come about. A WORD TO THE LADIES Skirts are on a rising market in Paris Fashion marts for spring and Summer-- and the severe straight lines have a deceptive softness. Nina Ricci and Gerard Pippart have made news by not offering anything too radical. U.S. DOLL CAPTURES SKATING CROWN There's a new shooting star on the International skating scene. A 17 year old Miss from Colorado Springs...Peggy Gale Fleming. She walks away with the Women's World Figure skating championship, turning in a perfect score in the free-skating competition. IS THIS A STRAIGHT STEER? The bulls and the broncos invade Houston's Astrodome to take on the cowboys - and, as usual, the animals have the better time of it. At that, you rarely see errorless baseball here, either.
UNIVERSAL NEWSREEL SYNOPSIS RELEASE 39-19
HIGH FLYING CAMERA
An epilogue to the saga of the Apollo test are remarkable pictures made from the the Saturn rocket as it pushed the capsule into space. A camera that was later parachuted into the sea recorded the shut-down on the first stage and the firing of the second as the test flight went like clockwork to pave the way to the moon.
LOVE THAWS COLD WAR
Chi-Chi is a gal who is stepping out in the world- she's engaged. One of two Giant Pandas outside of Red China, Chi-Chi is leaving Britain for Moscow to meet An-An there. Both British and Soviet Zoologists hope that a blessed event will come about.
A WORD TO THE LADIES
Skirts are on a rising market in Paris Fashion marts for Spring and Summer-- and the sewere, straight lines have a deceptive softness. Nina Ricci and Gerard Pippart have made news by not offering anything too radical.
U.S. DOLL CAPTURES SKATING CROWN
There's a new shooting star on the International skating scene. A 17 year old Miss from Colorado Springs...Peggy Gale Fleming. She walks away with the Women's World Figure skating championship, turning in a perfect score in the free-skating competition.
IS THIS A STRAIGHT STEER?
The bulls and the broncs invade Houston's Astrodome to take on the cowboys - and, as usual, the animals have the better time for it. At that, you already see errorless baseball here, either.
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Date Written / Recorded
1966
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Newsreel
Contributor
Ed Herlihy, 1909-1999
Date Published / Released
1966-03-03, 1966
Publisher
Universal Pictures Company
Series
Universal Newsreels
Speaker / Narrator
Ed Herlihy, 1909-1999
Topic / Theme
Space exploration, Space Race, 1957-1975, American History, The Sixties (1960–1974), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Historical Event
Space Race, 1957-1975
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Universal Newsreels, Release 21, March 10, 1967
in Universal Newsreels, Release 21 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1967, originally published 1967), 7 mins
HOFFA Teamster Boss James Hoffa surrenders in Washington to begin serving his 8-year prison term for jury tampering. With his raincoat covering handcuffs, he arrives at Federal Prison in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. Parole, is possible within 32 months. APOLLO PROBE NASA investigators continue to comb the blackened Ap...
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HOFFA Teamster Boss James Hoffa surrenders in Washington to begin serving his 8-year prison term for jury tampering. With his raincoat covering handcuffs, he arrives at Federal Prison in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. Parole, is possible within 32 months. APOLLO PROBE NASA investigators continue to comb the blackened Apollo capsule to pinpoint the cause of the fire that killed astronauts Grisson, White, and Chaffee. A fireproof spacesuit fabric and qui...
HOFFA Teamster Boss James Hoffa surrenders in Washington to begin serving his 8-year prison term for jury tampering. With his raincoat covering handcuffs, he arrives at Federal Prison in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. Parole, is possible within 32 months. APOLLO PROBE NASA investigators continue to comb the blackened Apollo capsule to pinpoint the cause of the fire that killed astronauts Grisson, White, and Chaffee. A fireproof spacesuit fabric and quick-opening hatch may lead to a 1970 man-on-the-moon try. MEREDITH New York Republicans choose civil rights figure James Meredith to run against excluded Congressman Adam Clayton Powell, in an upcoming special election. Powell expressed contempt for his opponent, dismissing him with the remark, "Meredith who?" DANANG DEMONSTRATION South Vietnamese on the march, protest Vietcong terrorism, peace-talk suggestions by U.S. and French political leaders and reports of a proposed "government in exile" set up in Paris. It marks the seventh day of such mass demonstrations by civilians. ARMENIAN DOCUMENTS Twenty-three previous Armenian Gospel manuscripts are taken off auction sale by Sotheby's of London, following protests by church Prelates. The documents, 700-years old and worth over a million and a half, were allegedly taken from Jerusalem. ASTRO FASHIONS At a Planetarium in West Germany, fashion designers show their ideas of what future space-ladies will wear in the year two thousand. Plastic covers and capes, helmet-hats, and transparent boots are all highlighted in this "space-age" style show. MASS SKIERS In Sweden, the world's largest and longest ski race is run for the 43rd consecutive year. It's the "Vasa Loppet," with over six thousand skiiers entered this year. The 53-mile course is a rugged challenge...and a five-hour run! SOCCER Before 100 thousand soccer fans in London's Wembley Stadium, Queens Park Rangers beat West Bromwich Albion, 3 to 2, in a hard, exciting game. It's the first time in English soccer history that a third-division club has ever won a major title at Wembley Stadium. TARKENTON Former Minnesota Viking quarterback Fran Tarkenton comes to the New York Giants in Pro Football's biggest deal this year. During six seasons with the Vikings, Tarkenton has ranked among the top ten passers and is a natural "scrambler." SKIMOBILE RACE In Montreal, twenty-eight skimobiles compete in the second annual Players World Championship, The entries are from throughout North America with one from Finland. American Steve Ave wins the trophy in a rugged, speedy race.
UNIVERSAL NEWSREEL VOL. 4(illegible text)21 SYNOPSIS MARCH 10, 1967
HOFFA
Teamster Boss James Hoffa surrenders in Washington to begin serving his 8-year prison term for jury tampering. With his raincoat covering handcuffs, he arrives at Federal Prison in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. Parole is possible within 32 months.
APOLLO PROBE
NASA investigators continue to comb the blackened Apollo capsule to pinpoint the cause of the fire that killed astronauts Grisson, White, and Chaffee. A fireproof spacesuit fabric and quick-opening hatch may lead to a 1970 man-on-the-moon try.
MEREDITH
New York Republicans choose civil rights figure James Meredith to run against excluded Congressman Adam Clayton Powell, in an upcoming special election. Powell expressed contempt for his opponent, dismissing him with the remark, "Meredith who?"
DANANG DEMONSTRATION
South Vietnamese on the march, protest Viet Cong terrorism, peace-talk suggestions by U.S. and French political leaders and reports of a proposed "government in exile" set up in Paris. It marks the seventh day of such mass demonstrations by civilians.
ARMENIAN DOCUMENTS
Twenty-three previous Armenian Gospel manuscripts are taken off auction sale by Sotheby's of London, following protests by church Prelates. The documents, 700-years old and worth over a million and a half, were allegedly taken from Jerusalem.
ASTRO FASHIONS
At a Planetarium in West Germany, fashion designers show their ideas of what future space-ladies will wear in the year two thousand. Plastic covers and capes, helmet-hats, and transparent boots are all highlighted in this "space-age" style show.
MASS SKIERS
In Sweden, the world's largest and longest ski race is run for the 43rd consecutive year. It's the "Vasa Loppet," with over six thousand skiiers entered this year. The 53-mile course is a rugged challenge...and a five-hour run!
SOCCER
Before 100 thousand soccer fans in London's Wembly Stadium, Queens Park Rangers beat West Bromwich Albion, 3 to 2, in a hard, exciting game. It's the first time in English soccer history that a third-division club has ever won a major title at Wembly Stadium.
TARKENTON
Former Minnesota Viking quarterback Fran Tarkenton comes to the New York Giants in Pro Football's biggest deal this year. During six seasons with the Vikings, Tarkenton has ranked among the top ten passers and is a natural "scrambler."
SKIMOBILE RACE
In Montreal, twenty-eight skimobiles compete in the second annual Players World Championship. The entries are from throughout North America with one from Finland. American Steve Ave wins the trophy in a rugged, speedy race.
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Date Written / Recorded
1967
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Newsreel
Contributor
Ed Herlihy, 1909-1999
Date Published / Released
1967-03-10, 1967
Publisher
Universal Pictures Company
Series
Universal Newsreels
Speaker / Narrator
Ed Herlihy, 1909-1999
Person Discussed
James Riddle Hoffa, 1913-
Topic / Theme
Labor and unions, Prison sentences, Vietnam War, 1956-1975, Space Race, 1957-1975, American History, The Sixties (1960–1974), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1967 Universal Pictures Company Inc.
Historical Event
Vietnam War, 1956-1975, Space Race, 1957-1975
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Universal Newsreels, Release 23, March 17, 1966
in Universal Newsreels, Release 23 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1966, originally published 1966), 6 mins
DRAMA IN SPACE The most dramatic Space probe in history is the flight of the GEMINI EIGHT. Under Command Pilot Neil Armstrong, the first civilian Astronaut, the GEMINI has David Scott aboard for a planned Space Walk of more than two hours. First on the agenda is a rendezvous with an Agena Rocket launched 101 minut...
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DRAMA IN SPACE The most dramatic Space probe in history is the flight of the GEMINI EIGHT. Under Command Pilot Neil Armstrong, the first civilian Astronaut, the GEMINI has David Scott aboard for a planned Space Walk of more than two hours. First on the agenda is a rendezvous with an Agena Rocket launched 101 minutes before the GEMINI is airborne. After that the Space Walk, three other meetings with the Agena and a three-day orbiting voyage. All g...
DRAMA IN SPACE The most dramatic Space probe in history is the flight of the GEMINI EIGHT. Under Command Pilot Neil Armstrong, the first civilian Astronaut, the GEMINI has David Scott aboard for a planned Space Walk of more than two hours. First on the agenda is a rendezvous with an Agena Rocket launched 101 minutes before the GEMINI is airborne. After that the Space Walk, three other meetings with the Agena and a three-day orbiting voyage. All goes well at first. Both launches are beautiful and the rendezvous takes place on schedule on the fourth orbit. Then trouble less than an hour later. The Agena starts gyrating wildly and the GEMINI has to pull away. With a maneuvering, fuel is exhausted and it is ordered back to earth, and lands in an emergency area south of Japan - right on the button. The voyage of the GEMINI is a tribute to two brave men -- men who are casting our future beyond the bounds of infinity...
UNIVERSAL NEWSREEL synopsis ISSUE #23 VOL.: 39 ED HERLIHY Announcing
THE FINEST IN THE INDUSTRY
ADVANCE INFORMATION FOR NEWSPAPER PUBLICITY AND EXPLOITATION
DRAMA In SPACE
The most dramatic Space probe in history is the flight of the GEMINI EIGHT. Under Command Pilot Neil Armstrong, the first civilian Astronaut, the GEMINI has David Scott aboard for a planned Space Walk of more than two hours.
First on the agenda is a rendezvous with an Agena Rocket launched 101 minutes before the GEMINI is airborne. After that the Space Walk, three other meetings with the Agena and a three-day orbiting voyage.
All goes well at first. Both launches are beautiful and the rendezvous takes place on schedule on the fourth orbit.
Then trouble less than an hour later. The Agena starts gyrating wildly and the GEMINI has to pull away. With a maneuvering, fuel is exhausted and it is ordered back to earth, and lands in an emergency area south of Japan - right on the button.
The voyage of the GEMINI is a tribute to two brave men -- men who are casting our future beyond the bounds of infinity..........
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Date Written / Recorded
1966
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Newsreel
Contributor
Ed Herlihy, 1909-1999
Date Published / Released
1966-03-17, 1966
Publisher
Universal Pictures Company
Series
Universal Newsreels
Speaker / Narrator
Ed Herlihy, 1909-1999
Person Discussed
Neil Armstrong, 1930-2012, David Randolph Scott, 1932-
Topic / Theme
Spacecraft, Space Race, 1957-1975, American History, The Sixties (1960–1974), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Historical Event
Space Race, 1957-1975
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Universal Newsreels, Release 27, April 3, 1958
in Universal Newsreels, Release 27 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1958, originally published 1958), 6 mins
MISSILE MISHAPS Just-released Defense Department films show a spectacular series of missile crashes. Not failures- but the results of test flights, the blazing finales of which lighted the engineers' path of progress to final success. W. C. HANDY: Funeral of W. C. Handy, famed as "Father of the Blues" draws record...
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MISSILE MISHAPS Just-released Defense Department films show a spectacular series of missile crashes. Not failures- but the results of test flights, the blazing finales of which lighted the engineers' path of progress to final success. W. C. HANDY: Funeral of W. C. Handy, famed as "Father of the Blues" draws record crowds in New York City - honoring the memory of the composer of "St. Louis Blues" and many other jazz classics. VIVE L' HONNEUR: In F...
MISSILE MISHAPS Just-released Defense Department films show a spectacular series of missile crashes. Not failures- but the results of test flights, the blazing finales of which lighted the engineers' path of progress to final success. W. C. HANDY: Funeral of W. C. Handy, famed as "Father of the Blues" draws record crowds in New York City - honoring the memory of the composer of "St. Louis Blues" and many other jazz classics. VIVE L' HONNEUR: In France, where such things are still understood, the Marquis de Cuevas and choreographer Serge Lifar meet on the field of honor to settle an artistic dispute. SWIM FASHIONS: High-fashion swim suits for the summer ahead are previewed in San Francisco, California. Vibrant citrus colors contrast with cool hues in advanced stylings. CANCER CRUSADE: At the White House, Mrs. Dwight Eisenhower accepts a symbolic Sword of Hope to signal the opening of Cancer Control Month, a nation-wide crusade for funds. SPORTS LAST SKIS OF WINTER: At the big slide of Oberstdorf in the Bavarian Alps, top ski-jumpers gather for the last meet of the season. The farewell to winter produces some of the year's most thrilling ski-scenes. KID BOXING: At Annapolis, Maryland, future Admirals still in rompers mix it up in this year's edition of the annual event for the peewee pummellers. Game little scrappers who are just about outweighed by their massive gloves.
UNIVERSAL-INTERNATIONAL NEWSREEL SYNOPSIS ISSUE #27
THE FINEST IN THE INDUSTRY
MISSILE MISHAPS
Just-released Defense Department films show a spectacular series of missile crashes. Not failures- but the results of test flights, the blazing finales of which lighted the engineers' path of progress to final success.
W. C. HANDY:
Funeral of W. C. Handy, famed as "Father of the Blues" draws record crowds in New York City - honoring the memory of the composer of "St. Louis Blues" and many other jazz classics.
VIVE L' HONNEUR:
In France, where such things are still understood, the Marquis de Cuevas and choreographer Serge Lifar meet on the field of honor to settle an artistic dispute.
SWIM FASHIONS:
High-fashion swim suits for the summer ahead are previewed in San Francisco, California. Vibrant citrus colors contrast with cool hues in advanced stylings.
CANCER CRUSADE:
At the White House, Mrs. Dwight Eisenhower accepts a symbolic Sword of Hope to signal the opening of Cancer Control Month, a nation-wide crusade for funds.
SPORTS
LAST SKIS OF WINTER:
At the big slide of Obserstdorf in the Bavarian Alps, top ski-jumpers gather for the last meet of the season. The farewell to winter produces some of the year's most thrilling ski-scenes.
KID BOXING:
At Annapolis, Maryland, future Admirals still in rompers mix it up in this year's edition of the annual event for the peewee pummellers. Game little scrappers who are just about outweighed by their massive gloves.
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Date Written / Recorded
1958
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Newsreel
Contributor
Ed Herlihy, 1909-1999
Date Published / Released
1958-04-03, 1958
Publisher
Universal Pictures Company
Series
Universal Newsreels
Speaker / Narrator
Ed Herlihy, 1909-1999
Topic / Theme
Spacecraft, Space exploration, Aircraft accidents, Space Race, 1957-1975, American History, Post-war Era (1945–1960), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1958 Universal Pictures Company Inc.
Historical Event
Space Race, 1957-1975
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Universal Newsreels, Release 29, April 9, 1959
in Universal Newsreels, Release 29 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1959, originally published 1959), 6 mins
This newsreel, produced by Universal Pictures Company, features a zero-gravity test flight for astronauts.
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in Universal Newsreels, Release 29 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1959, originally published 1959), 6 mins
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This newsreel, produced by Universal Pictures Company, features a zero-gravity test flight for astronauts.
UNIVERSAL-INTERNATIONAL NEWSREEL SYNOPSIS ISSUE #29
THE F(illegible text)T IN THE INDUSTRY
ADVANCE INFORMATION FOR NEWSPAPER PUBLICITY AND EXPLOITATION
ZERO GRAVITY TEST FLIGHT
We see spaceman training in Ohio. Accompanying them is a civilian reporter who experiences zero gravity during the flight. Floating in mid-air - with the eas...
This newsreel, produced by Universal Pictures Company, features a zero-gravity test flight for astronauts.
UNIVERSAL-INTERNATIONAL NEWSREEL SYNOPSIS ISSUE #29
THE F(illegible text)T IN THE INDUSTRY
ADVANCE INFORMATION FOR NEWSPAPER PUBLICITY AND EXPLOITATION
ZERO GRAVITY TEST FLIGHT
We see spaceman training in Ohio. Accompanying them is a civilian reporter who experiences zero gravity during the flight. Floating in mid-air - with the ease of a breeze (??) suspending his body with strength of a single finger. Hand-stand style....All this and even harder to comprehend accomplishments from the Space Administration.
OSCAR HONORS:
Academy Awards Night in Hollywood. The film capital is aglow with scintillating stars - The elite of filmdom hails new royalty of the movie world at the Thirty-First Motion Picture Academy Awards. "GIGI", French musical claimed nine Oscars.
ARCTIC-HAUNTING NUCLEAR POWERED SUBMARINE "SKATE" RETURNS HOME:
After her second historic transpolar voyage. This one in the dead of Arctic winter. The "SKATE'S" Captain, Commander Joames F. Calvert, 36-years-old, and members of the crew receive awards at New London, Conn.
FASHION PIRACY:
Films from Germany uncover fashion pirates at work. They employ every trick of the trade to copy exclusive new designs, Results are admirable. The method, well, that's something else again.
NOSTALGIC NEWS TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO TODAY
Themes. Scenes. Schemes. They don't change much over the years. Here we see Teachers in Chicago protesting pay injustice. 5,000 instructors are joined by sympathetic students and parents in a march thru the Loop in angry demonstration../..
Strikes spread across the nation. Jolting the economy. Violence and hardship abound. Presidential intervention brings about settlement of the auto industry strike../
F.D.R. sails away on Vincent Astor's yacht for a brief fishing holiday../
New cars rolled off the assembly lines...Shiny, 1934 models../
In France, tests of a newly devised non-skid tire tread are interrupted when another car, with old-fashion tires, skid-prone, skids in the rain - killing a woman pedestrian in this camera close-up.
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Date Written / Recorded
1959
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Newsreel
Contributor
Fred Maness
Date Published / Released
1959-04-09, 1959
Publisher
Universal Pictures Company
Series
Universal Newsreels
Speaker / Narrator
Fred Maness
Topic / Theme
Airplanes, Military training, Space exploration, Space Race, 1957-1975, American History, Post-war Era (1945–1960), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Historical Event
Space Race, 1957-1975
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Universal Newsreels, Release 35, April 27, 1961
in Universal Newsreels, Release 35 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1961, originally published 1961), 6 mins
This video, published by Universal Pictures Company Inc., is about spacecrafts and Cape Canaveral, Florida.
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in Universal Newsreels, Release 35 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1961, originally published 1961), 6 mins
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This video, published by Universal Pictures Company Inc., is about spacecrafts and Cape Canaveral, Florida.
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MISSILE FAILURE- CAPSULE INTACT:
In one of the last tests before a man is launched into space, an Atlas missile is fired from Cape Canaveral with the Mercury astronaut cap...
This video, published by Universal Pictures Company Inc., is about spacecrafts and Cape Canaveral, Florida.
UNIVERSAL-INTERNATIONAL NEWSREEL SYNOPSIS ISSUE #35 ED HERLIHY Announcing
THE FINEST IN THE INDUSTRY
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MISSILE FAILURE- CAPSULE INTACT:
In one of the last tests before a man is launched into space, an Atlas missile is fired from Cape Canaveral with the Mercury astronaut capsule in its nose. The firing proceeds without a flaw until suddenly a defect in the guidance system causes it to go off course and it's destroyed. However, scientists are elated that the Mercury capsule is successfully parachuted to earth - they say a man would have survived without injury.
RIOTS IN PANMUNJOM:
Little known is the fact that 8 years after the end of the Korean War, the Joint Military Armistice Commission still meets to resolve differences. this time a small war breaks out as American GI's mix with Koreans after one slaps an American's face.
PRINCESS GRACE HOME ON VISIT:
Grace Kelly of Philadelphia - the Princess of Monaco officially, arrives with her two children for a visit with her family. The American-born Princess will be joined later by Prince Rainier.
ROCKEFELLER MEETS WITH KENNEDY:
President Kennedy follows up his meetings with former President Eisenhower and Richard Nixon with a conference with Governor Nelson Rockefeller. The Governor calls for all to back the President in the Cuban crisis.
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
With the country in the grip of a depression, unemployed in New Jersey take over the State House in Trenton and sit in until legislators promise more relief aid.
Aviation was in its adolescence and the government was searching for a safe, small plane.
A pusher plane was chosen as the best, but never saw production.
Another entrant was an "umbrella" plane - one which foreshadowed the delta-swept wing of today.
A crash-proof car that looks like a bug was an offering of the day to cut highway accidents.
One of the most thrilling Kentucky Derbys of all time took place 25 years ago when Bold Venture fought off a challenge by Brevity to take the Run for the Roses by a head.....
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Date Written / Recorded
1961
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Newsreel
Contributor
Ed Herlihy, 1909-1999
Date Published / Released
1961-04-27, 1961
Publisher
Universal Pictures Company
Series
Universal Newsreels
Speaker / Narrator
Ed Herlihy, 1909-1999
Topic / Theme
Spacecraft, Space Race, 1957-1975, American History, The Sixties (1960–1974), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Historical Event
Space Race, 1957-1975
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Universal Newsreels, Release 38, May 8, 1961
in Universal Newsreels, Release 38 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1961, originally published 1961), 2 mins
This video, published by Universal Pictures Company Inc., is about parades, space exploration, and Alan Shepard.
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in Universal Newsreels, Release 38 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1961, originally published 1961), 2 mins
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This video, published by Universal Pictures Company Inc., is about parades, space exploration, and Alan Shepard.
UNIVERSAL-INTERNATIONAL NEWSREEL SYNOPSIS ISSUE #38 ED HERLIHY Announcing
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as world watched spaceman hailed after U. S. triumph
THE UNITED STATES PUTS HER FIRST MAN INTO SPACE AS THE WORLD LOOKS ON- AND SUCCEEDS. IN THE FULL WHITE LIGHT OF G...
This video, published by Universal Pictures Company Inc., is about parades, space exploration, and Alan Shepard.
UNIVERSAL-INTERNATIONAL NEWSREEL SYNOPSIS ISSUE #38 ED HERLIHY Announcing
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as world watched spaceman hailed after U. S. triumph
THE UNITED STATES PUTS HER FIRST MAN INTO SPACE AS THE WORLD LOOKS ON- AND SUCCEEDS. IN THE FULL WHITE LIGHT OF GLOBAL PUBLICITY - IN SHARP CONTRAST TO RUSSIAN SECRECY - COMMANDER ALAN B. SHEPARD,JR., IS SENT ALOFT IN A MERCURY CAPSULE ATOP A REDSTONE MISSILE. THE 37-YEAR-OLD NAVY TEST PILOT IS THE CALMEST MAN AT CAPE CANAVERAL AS THE COUNT-DOWN BEGINS WITH HUNDREDS OF NEWSMEN LOOKING ON. AT 10:34 THE HUGE ROCKET IS AIRBORNE AND GOES GRACEFULLY ALOFT.
IN THE 15-MINUTE FLIGHT, COMMANDER SHEPHARD TAKES OVER CONTROL OF THE PITCH AND ROLE OF THE CAPSULE, THUS BECOMING THE FIRST MAN TO PILOT A SPACE CRAFT. REMARKABLE PICTURES SHOW THE RECOVERY OF THE PILOT AND CAPSULE BY HELICOPTERS FROM THE CARRIER LAKE CHAMPLAIN. THE PILOT SHOWS NO PHYSICAL ILL EFFECTS AT ALL, AROUSING HOPES OF AN EARTH-CIRCLING FLIGHT BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR. MORE THAN COMMANDER SHEPARD FLEW IN THE CAPSULE. THE BRIGHT BANNER OF FREEDOM WAS CARRIED ALOFT.
LATER, IN WASHINGTON, COMMANDER SHEPARD AND HIS FAMILY ARE RECEIVED BY THE PRESIDENT. MR. KENNEDY PRESENTS THE PIONEER WITH THE NASA DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL AND ALL OF THE CITY ROARS A WELCOME IN A PARADE DOWN PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE.
AN HISTORIC MILESTONE IN MAN'S CONQUEST OF SPACE.
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Date Written / Recorded
1961
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Newsreel
Contributor
Ed Herlihy, 1909-1999
Date Published / Released
1961-05-08, 1961
Publisher
Universal Pictures Company
Series
Universal Newsreels
Speaker / Narrator
Alan Bartlett Shepard, 1923-1998, Ed Herlihy, 1909-1999
Person Discussed
Alan Bartlett Shepard, 1923-1998
Topic / Theme
Parades, Space exploration, Space Race, 1957-1975, American History, The Sixties (1960–1974), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Historical Event
Space Race, 1957-1975
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