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Universal Newsreels, Release 207, July 15, 1943
in Universal Newsreels, Release 207 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1943, originally published 1943), 3 mins
This newsreel, published by Universal Pictures Company, is about the United Nations General Assembly, Alfred E. Smith, and battle preparations.
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in Universal Newsreels, Release 207 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1943, originally published 1943), 3 mins
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This newsreel, published by Universal Pictures Company, is about the United Nations General Assembly, Alfred E. Smith, and battle preparations.
UNIVERSAL NEWSREEL
'SCOOP'
Build up a Newsreel Following for Your Theatre with the 'Scoop Newsreel of the World
(illegible text)
STEPS TO SICILY
Final training scenes on African shores as America's various military units rehearse their parts for the dramatic invasion of Sicily.
1--The paratroop...
This newsreel, published by Universal Pictures Company, is about the United Nations General Assembly, Alfred E. Smith, and battle preparations.
UNIVERSAL NEWSREEL
'SCOOP'
Build up a Newsreel Following for Your Theatre with the 'Scoop Newsreel of the World
(illegible text)
STEPS TO SICILY
Final training scenes on African shores as America's various military units rehearse their parts for the dramatic invasion of Sicily.
1--The paratroopers go through all steps leading to their mass jumping from fleets of troop bearing planes.
2--Glider troop trains rehearse their stated roles.
3--Fleets of huge sea-going barges, laden with infantry, plow through the seas to guarded shores. Through barbed wire they hack their way, and clamber up hilly slopes to engage the enemy.
YANKS BATTER ITALY
The U. S. 9th and 12th Air Forces direct terrific aerial bombardments on Italian soil. Blockbusters scatter destruction. Even the near hits in the sea are valuable, since they set off mine fields.
CHURCHILL, A LONDON FREEMAN
In historic ceremony, Mr. Churchill is presented a significant scroll which makes him a Freeman of London. In speech thereafter, he destines Japan to certain doom.
HUMAN KITES
In little Rhode Island they fly the largest kites in the nation. Designer Jalbert demonstrates them, and sends his daughter aloft as a passenger.
FREE RIDES TO FIRES
WASHINGTON STATE -- 2,000 high school boys comprise the Civilian Fire Fighting Corps, formed to protect Washington's vast forests from Jap fire bombs, while their adult relatives are at war.
VOL. 16--207
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Date Written / Recorded
1943
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Date Published / Released
1943-07-15, 1943
Publisher
Universal Pictures Company
Series
Universal Newsreels
Person Discussed
Alfred Emanuel Smith, 1873-1944
Topic / Theme
Battle preparations, Invasions, Political candidates, International relations, Allied Invasion of Sicily, July 9-August 17, 1943, War and Violence, American History, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Universal Newsreels, Release 395, October 7, 1935
in Universal Newsreels, Release 395 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1935, originally published 1935), 11 mins
This newsreel features election campaigns and government policies.
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in Universal Newsreels, Release 395 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1935, originally published 1935), 11 mins
Description
This newsreel features election campaigns and government policies.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL Volume VII Number 395
TIGERS DOWN CHICAGO CUBS TO CAPTURE WORLD'S SERIES
DETROIT, MICH.--The home team comes into its own at Navin Field, defeating the Windy City nine by 4 to 3 in the sixth game of the baseball championship. Immense crowds thrill as the changing fortunes of the opponents keep the issue in doubt.
HOOVER OPENS '36 CAMPAIGN
OAK...
This newsreel features election campaigns and government policies.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL Volume VII Number 395
TIGERS DOWN CHICAGO CUBS TO CAPTURE WORLD'S SERIES
DETROIT, MICH.--The home team comes into its own at Navin Field, defeating the Windy City nine by 4 to 3 in the sixth game of the baseball championship. Immense crowds thrill as the changing fortunes of the opponents keep the issue in doubt.
HOOVER OPENS '36 CAMPAIGN
OAKLAND, CALIF.--The former President makes his first strictly political speech since leaving the White House before a large gathering of Young Republicans, stating that the country is on a "joyride" to bankruptcy.
UTILITY WAR VICTIM BURIED
SCOTCH PLAINS, N. J.--Hundreds of sympathetic neighbors attend last rites for Mrs. Sophie Crempa, shot down and killed by a deputy attempting to arrest her husband as the climax of a long dispute between the Crempas and an electric light company.
MAX BAER BACK ON THE FARM
FAIR OAKS, CALIF.--The former heavyweight champion nurses the bruises he received from Joe Louis as he drives a tractor and milks cows on a ranch owned by his manager.
ORIENTALS SEE TIDAL BORE
HANGCHOW, CHINA.--A great wall of water makes its annual, inspiring trip up the narrow estuary, a huge foaming wave travelling at high speed over the surface and tossing moored vessels about like chips of wood.
PRESIDENT ASSERTS NATION INTENDS TO STAY AT PEACE
SAN DIEGO, CALIF.--The Chief Executive warns a huge throng at the California Pacific International Exposition that threats of war abroad are increasing in gravity and announces his policy of keeping the United States, "unentangled and free" of any conflict.
20 DIE IN PAINT EXPLOSION
CHICAGO, ILL.--A terrific blast of mysterious origin wrecks a paint-manufacturing plant, killing twenty persons and causing injuries to forty others. A falling wall crushes an automobile flat against the pavement.
ITALIAN TROOPS OPEN DRIVE
ERITREA.--Aided by shouting black allies from Italy's colonies, Il Duce's war machine moves into Ethiopia without a formal declaration of hostilities. The advancing soldiers cross the wilderness stretching along Haile Selassie's frontiers.
PRINCETON NOSES OUT PENN
PRINCETON, N. J. -- A fighting Tiger eleven marches down the gridiron in an brilliant last-quarter drive to snatch victory from a Red and Blue team by the score of 7 to 6, rousing 49,000 football fans to wild excitement.
"THE TALK OF THE WORLD"
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Date Written / Recorded
1935
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Date Published / Released
1935-10-07, 1935
Publisher
Universal Pictures Company
Series
Universal Newsreels
Speaker / Narrator
Herbert Hoover, 1874-1964
Person Discussed
Herbert Hoover, 1874-1964
Topic / Theme
Election campaigns, Government policy, Great Depression, 1929-1941, Italian Invasion of Ethiopia, 1935-1941, Trade and Commerce, War and Violence, American History, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1935 Universal Pictures Company Inc.
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Universal Newsreels, Release 903, August 19, 1940
in Universal Newsreels, Release 903 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1940, originally published 1940), 11 mins
This newsreel features election campaigns and heads of state.
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in Universal Newsreels, Release 903 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1940, originally published 1940), 11 mins
Description
This newsreel features election campaigns and heads of state.
UNIVERSAL NEWSREEL Release No 903
COVERING THE WORLD'S NEWS FOR YOUR SCREEN!
WILLKIE BLASTS F. D. R.'S FOREIGN POLICY
ELWOOD, IND.--Formally accepting the Republican presidential nomination before a crowd of 200,000, Wendell Willkie flays domestic and foreign policies of the New Deal as leading the nation into war. He endorses the draft for U.S. defense, and dares Pres. Rooseve...
This newsreel features election campaigns and heads of state.
UNIVERSAL NEWSREEL Release No 903
COVERING THE WORLD'S NEWS FOR YOUR SCREEN!
WILLKIE BLASTS F. D. R.'S FOREIGN POLICY
ELWOOD, IND.--Formally accepting the Republican presidential nomination before a crowd of 200,000, Wendell Willkie flays domestic and foreign policies of the New Deal as leading the nation into war. He endorses the draft for U.S. defense, and dares Pres. Roosevelt to meet him in public debate on question vital to all Americans.
U. S.-CANADA JOINT DEFENSE PLANNED
OGDENSBURG, N. Y.--Pres. Roosevelt, inspecting troops and planes of the First Army, engaged in spectacular maneuvers along the Canadian border, is host to Prime Minister King of Canada, with whom he arrived at an agreement for a joint U. S.-Canadian Defense Board.
DUKE OF WINDSOR SWORN IN
NASSAU, B.W.I.--Colorful scenes of Old World pomp, (illegible text) the Duke of Windsor, with his American-born Duchess, arrived in the Bahama Islands to be sworn in as Governor. New lands and subjects for an ex-King.
PARACHUTE PLANE TRIED OUT
AUGUSTA, MAINE--An amazing "safety" device for planes--a 52-foot parachute invented by Jimmie Goodwin of Kentucky. Released in mid-air, the 'chute lowers the plane to earth with hardly a bump. Happy Landings--is right!
OUTSIDER WINS GOLD CUP RACE
NORTHPORT, N. Y.--Hotsy Totsy III, a rank outsider recently bought for only $1,000, wins two of three heats in the famous speedboat regatta to clinch the coveted trophy. Sydney Allen, novice driver and owner, amazes 100,000 spectators, and himself, too!
VOLUME XII -- 1940
with GRAHAM McNAMEE -- by courtesy N. B. C.
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Date Written / Recorded
1940
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Contributor
Graham McNamee, 1888-1942
Date Published / Released
1940-08-19, 1940
Publisher
Universal Pictures Company
Series
Universal Newsreels
Speaker / Narrator
Wendell Lewis Willkie, 1892-1944, Graham McNamee, 1888-1942
Person Discussed
Wendell Lewis Willkie, 1892-1944, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1882-1945
Topic / Theme
Election campaigns, Heads of state, New Deal, 1933-1938, World War II, 1939-1945, Political and Social Movements, War and Violence, American History, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1940 Universal Pictures Company Inc.
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Universal Newsreels, Release 913, September 23, 1940
in Universal Newsreels, Release 913 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1940, originally published 1940), 10 mins
This newsreel features election campaigns, government policies, and war.
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in Universal Newsreels, Release 913 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1940, originally published 1940), 10 mins
Description
This newsreel features election campaigns, government policies, and war.
UNIVERSAL NEWSREEL Release No 913
COVERING THE WORLD'S NEWS FOR YOUR SCREEN!
ON THE WAR FRONT
BRITAIN WITHSTANDING NAZI AIR ASSAULT
England's heroic defense against the German aerial armadas astounds the world. Despite terrible raids against London, in which even the King's palace is not spared. Britain continues to starve all attacks.
Winston Churchill, England's d...
This newsreel features election campaigns, government policies, and war.
UNIVERSAL NEWSREEL Release No 913
COVERING THE WORLD'S NEWS FOR YOUR SCREEN!
ON THE WAR FRONT
BRITAIN WITHSTANDING NAZI AIR ASSAULT
England's heroic defense against the German aerial armadas astounds the world. Despite terrible raids against London, in which even the King's palace is not spared. Britain continues to starve all attacks.
Winston Churchill, England's dynamic leader, and the King and Queen as well, inspect bomb damage in London following one of the city's worst raids in history, to cheer hapless persons who haze lost their homes and loved ones.
F. D. R. GETS UNIVERSITY DEGREE
PHILADELPHIA, PA.--Receiving an honorary L.I.D. degree from the University of Pennsylvania at its bicentennial celebration, President Roosevelt says that only dictators fear a free election! He also inspects the Navy Yard here, where construction is being rushed on more warships for our Navy.
WILLKIE HAILED ON WEST COAST
LOS ANGELES, CALIF.--A record crowd of almost 100,000 turns out to see and hear the G.O.P. candidate at the Coliseum, as he continues to blast the New Deal. At the Golden Gate Exposition, 40,000 greet him after a triumphal tour through San Francisco.
NATIONAL GUARD BEGINS YEAR'S TRAINING
FORT DIX, N. J.--Uncle Sam's defense program shifts into high gear, with the arrival at camp of thousands of National Guardsmen, called out to serve a year with the Army. Life is busy for them--"In the Army Now!"
LEGIONNAIRES "TAKE" CITY
BOSTON, MASS.--Colorful scenes as the American Legion, many thousands strong, "captures" the Hub City for its annual convention. Following the dedication of a statue of Paul revere, the Legionnaires assemble at the "Garden" under Commander Kelly.
LARGEST FERRYBOAT LAUNCHED
MANITOWOC, WIS.--20,000 persons see the launching of the "City of Midland," world's biggest ferryboat. The streamlined craft weighs 6,000 tons and is 406 feet long! It will carry hundreds of passengers and autos on Lake Michigan.
HASH BEATS CHALLEDON IN UPSET
NARRAGANSETT, R. I.--Challedon, the odds-on favorite to win the $25,000 "Special," disappoints his followers as he comes in a half-length behind the Greentree Stable entry, in a spectacular finish.
VOLUME XII -- 1940
with GRAHAM McNAMEE -- by courtesy N. B. C.
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Date Written / Recorded
1940
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Contributor
Graham McNamee, 1888-1942
Date Published / Released
1940-09-23, 1940
Publisher
Universal Pictures Company
Series
Universal Newsreels
Speaker / Narrator
Wendell Lewis Willkie, 1892-1944, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1882-1945, Graham McNamee, 1888-1942
Person Discussed
Wendell Lewis Willkie, 1892-1944, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1882-1945
Topic / Theme
Election campaigns, Government policy, War, Blitz, September 1940-May 1941, New Deal, 1933-1938, War and Violence, American History, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1940 Universal Pictures Company Inc.
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Universal Newsreels, Release 917, October 7, 1940
in Universal Newsreels, Release 917 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1940, originally published 1940), 12 mins
This newsreel, published by Universal Pictures Company, is about the U.S. Congress, Franklin Roosevelt, and election campaigns.
Sample
in Universal Newsreels, Release 917 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1940, originally published 1940), 12 mins
Description
This newsreel, published by Universal Pictures Company, is about the U.S. Congress, Franklin Roosevelt, and election campaigns.
UNIVERSAL NEWSREEL Release No 917
COVERING THE WORLD'S NEWS FOR YOUR SCREEN!
PRESIDENT DEDICATES NEW SCHOOL
EAST PARK, N. Y.--Pres. Roosevelt officiates at the dedication of the Franklin D. Roosevelt School. Young people will be trained here, he says, "not for labor camps--but for intelligent exercise of the righ...
This newsreel, published by Universal Pictures Company, is about the U.S. Congress, Franklin Roosevelt, and election campaigns.
UNIVERSAL NEWSREEL Release No 917
COVERING THE WORLD'S NEWS FOR YOUR SCREEN!
PRESIDENT DEDICATES NEW SCHOOL
EAST PARK, N. Y.--Pres. Roosevelt officiates at the dedication of the Franklin D. Roosevelt School. Young people will be trained here, he says, "not for labor camps--but for intelligent exercise of the right to vote."
WILLKIE PLEDGES HELP TO LABOR
PITTSBURGH, PA.--The Republican campaigner gets a big ovation in Pittsburgh, where he promises to "clear out all "Reds" and their "fellow travelers" from the government. He pledges his efforts to maintain the rights of labor.
ON THE WAR FRONT
London Digs Out After Raid
Five weeks of ruthless bomb attacks finds London hard hit but ready for the worst! During a lull in air raids, streets are cleared and wrecked buildings searched for victims.
U. S. Destroyers Reach England
First of the over-age destroyers traded to Britain get a rousing greeting as they reach port. A welcome addition to the British fleet! Meanwhile, Prime Minister Churchill visits London docks to inspect air raid damage.
Young Survivors of U-Boat Sinking Safe
It's "thumbs up" by English kiddies who were rescued after a submarine torpedoed their evacuation liner, City of Benares. Many perished, but these survivors are happy to be alive!
MOVIE HONORS KNUTE ROCKNE
SOUTH BEND, IND.--The screen version of the life of Notre Dame's famed football mentor has a gala premiere, with scores of film celebrities on hand for the event. Pat O'Brien plays the role of Rockne.
MIDGET AUTO TESTED BY ARMY
BALTIMORE, MD.--Uncle Sam's "Doughboys" may ride to war in a tiny auto, the "Bantam," which holds three men and a machine gun, and can hit 60 M.P.H. The versatile car can "take it," too, as tests prove.
GRAND DUCHESS HERE ON CLIPPER
NEW YORK, N. Y.--Grand Duchess Charlotte, exiled ruler of Luxembourg, arrives from Portugal on the Yankee Clipper, with her mother, Princess Marie Ann. The Prince Consort and her children meet her at the pier.
GRIDIRON THRILLS OF THE WEEK
Tennessee Topples Duke, 13-0
KNOXVILLE, TENN.--A fighting, driving "Volunteer" team overpowers the favored "Blue Devils" in a thrilling battle before 42,000 fans.
Notre Dame Trounces Pacific, 25-7
SOUTH BEND, IND.--"Fighting Irish" power proves too much for the Pacific College gridders, who bow before the "Irish" by a big margin.
WORLD SERIES HIGHLIGHTS
Thrilling action scenes in the struggle between the Detroit "Tigers" and the Cincinnati "Reds," as the teams are tied on the eve of the crucial last-game test. Home runs galore, and both "nines" tied at three-all as they go into the final game!
VOLUME XII - 1940
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Date Written / Recorded
1940
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Contributor
Graham McNamee, 1888-1942
Date Published / Released
1940-10-07, 1940
Publisher
Universal Pictures Company
Series
Universal Newsreels
Speaker / Narrator
Wendell Lewis Willkie, 1892-1944, Graham McNamee, 1888-1942
Person Discussed
Wendell Lewis Willkie, 1892-1944, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1882-1945
Topic / Theme
Election campaigns, Labor and unions, Legislatures, Presidents, Blitz, September 1940-May 1941, War and Violence, American History, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Universal Newsreels, Release 918, October 9, 1940
in Universal Newsreels, Release 918 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1940, originally published 1940), 8 mins
This newsreel, published by Universal Pictures Company, is about the U.S. Congress, Franklin Roosevelt, and election campaigns.
Sample
in Universal Newsreels, Release 918 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1940, originally published 1940), 8 mins
Description
This newsreel, published by Universal Pictures Company, is about the U.S. Congress, Franklin Roosevelt, and election campaigns.
UNIVERSAL NEWSREEL RELEASE NO 918
COVERING THE WORLD'S NEWS FOR YOUR SCREEN!
ON THE WAR FRONT
ITALIAN FORCES INVADE EGYPT
SIDI BARANI, EGYPT--First, dramatic pictures of the Fascist drive into the Egyptian desert, with Alexandria as their goal. The flying cameraman photographs the attack on the town, as the Italia...
This newsreel, published by Universal Pictures Company, is about the U.S. Congress, Franklin Roosevelt, and election campaigns.
UNIVERSAL NEWSREEL RELEASE NO 918
COVERING THE WORLD'S NEWS FOR YOUR SCREEN!
ON THE WAR FRONT
ITALIAN FORCES INVADE EGYPT
SIDI BARANI, EGYPT--First, dramatic pictures of the Fascist drive into the Egyptian desert, with Alexandria as their goal. The flying cameraman photographs the attack on the town, as the Italian troops capture the bomb-scarred outpost.
THE POLITICAL ARENA
WILLKIE INVADES HAGUE BAILIWICK
JERSEY CITY, N. J.--The G.O.P. campaigner tours Northern New Jersey, and lashes out at Mayor Hague. Thousands jam Journal Square and give him a big ovation.
NEW YORK, N. Y.--Despite a heavy downpour, the Republican candidate drives through many sections of the city, speaking to huge throngs.
PRESIDENT INSPECTS ARSENAL
WATERVLIET, N. Y.--Continuing his tours of U. S. defenses, President Roosevelt visits the Government arsenal here, where work is rushed on guns and other military equipment.
LATIN ARMY HEADS SEE U.S. MIGHT
FORT BENNING, GA.--Military attaches of various South American nations are interested spectators as Uncle Sam puts on a bang-up display of armed might. Tanks, troops and guns in a spectacular review.
PARACHUTE TROOPS LEAP IN TEST
First U.S.-trained 'chute troops are "graduated" by the Army's parachute school--and jump for their diplomas in a thrilling exhibition.
1200 MARINES OFF FOR CUBA
NORFOLK, VA.--A detachment of Leathernecks embark on an Army transport for Winter training at Guantanimo Bay, Cuba. Later they may be sent to new U.S. naval bases at Bermuda, Trinidad and elsewhere.
NEW FASHIONS IN JERSEY SHOWN (exclusive)
NEW YORK, N. Y.--The new luxury liner, SS. America, is the setting for parade of femininity, in a chic play display of Heller jerseys, showing a variety of sports and evening styles designed by leading fashion experts.
"VEILED PROPHETS" PARADE (exclusive)
ST. LOUIS, MO.--Colorful and mysterious is the 62nd annual parade of the city's famed organization, which stages a dazzling night spectacle of Oriental floats and costumed marchers--to thrill thousands!
THE "REDS" WIN WORLD SERIES
CINCINNATI, OHIO--THRILLS AND EXCITEMENT FOR YOU BASEBALL FANS, AS THE NATIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPS DEFEAT THE DETROIT "TIGERS" IN THE SEVENTH AND FINAL GAME OF THE SERIES TO ANNEX THE WORLD'S TITLE. WITH DERRINGER ON THE MOUND, THE "REDS" PUT OVER TWO RUNS TO ONE FOR DETROIT, AND WIN, FOUR GAMES TO THREE!
VOLUME XII - 1940
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Date Written / Recorded
1940
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Contributor
Graham McNamee, 1888-1942
Date Published / Released
1940-10-09, 1940
Publisher
Universal Pictures Company
Series
Universal Newsreels
Speaker / Narrator
Wendell Lewis Willkie, 1892-1944, Graham McNamee, 1888-1942
Person Discussed
Wendell Lewis Willkie, 1892-1944, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1882-1945
Topic / Theme
Election campaigns, Legislatures, Presidents, Italy Attacks Egypt, September 13, 1940, War and Violence, American History, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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