YESTERDAYS NEWSREEL - 20TH CENTURY SPANISH CIVIL WAR WRIGHT DRAGONFLY PLANE ALBERT EINSTEIN

rise of a revolution July 18 1936 and Madrid Spain becomes a seeding city as revolt in Morocco by troops under them governor Franco spreads to the Spanish mainland government forces which declared their loyalty hastily enlist volunteers to repulse Regular Army soldiers who join Franco women prepare to take active part in battle and suspected rebel sympathizers in the city are rounded up searched and screamed for information Madrid streets are patrolled by government tanks as barricaded insurgents raked the roads with rifle fire the fighting is better men fall by the hundreds as Madrid struggles for survival franco transfer to morocco early in 1936 for allegedly heavy republican sediments as sturdy as adherence to all-out civil war seams of wreckage are everywhere a church in flames stark signal of the fire that was set the nation as the war goes on Germany and Italy supply a to insurgents Russia to the violence rebel artillery opens up on Iran and the Spanish city lies in ruins from the attack Iran Falls to Franco's followers [Music] government troops are hurled back to new defensive posts but Iran and his officials are in rebel hands this was the site of the bloodiest battle of the war one Spain's famous wall center it is now a shambles a dead City psycho impersonal commanded as rebel forces has been successful on many fronts and final victory may come with the fall of Madrid here the capital is under siege Italian warplanes add their bombs to the artillery barrage these historic pictures were made under actual fire as loyalists in the capital continue to defend Madrid the city's great northern station is in flames [Music] at the universities today subway station rifles which have been stored for safety are passed out to defenders prepared to make a last-ditch stand against the better train that equipped Banco legions Madrid railroad station is almost completely destroyed as the civil war drags on to its tenth month still loyalists hold the capital city although heavy casualties are suffered daily meanwhile in Barcelona Russian help arrives food and war materials are welcomed by loyalists followers [Music] the united states in 1937 passed the spanish munitions Act prohibiting shipment of war materials to either side rebel planes bomb bail cheetah on the Barcelona Road and it falls to the insurgent forces as psychos men advance it is 1939 and on January 26 the loyalist Spanish government surrendered to Franco vanes President Manuel azaña fled the country but fighting continued until March 29th official end of the war total victory for Franco [Music] st. Louis Missouri 1910 on the fairgrounds is to see history made here our on-the-spot motion pictures of one of the earliest airplane races ever held which saw Wright ship matched against a French Berio monoplane by brain product of the Wright brothers aviation research this ship carries America's colors in the race while the Vario a monoplane represents France's early efforts an aircraft [Music] the race begins it's a very old ticking off name the dragon by the ship sets after the right plane which is started minutes earlier with its motor roaring a challenge to time and distance the dragon's eye sights the right plane just ahead the barrio is closing the gap between them and passes the right ship victory goes to the barrio which makes a world's record of a mile in 53 seconds leaving the white plane behind this was early aviation it's the middle nineteen twenties is that off marzu and his wife arrived in New York for a holiday star of the three musketeers in 1922 and after that woman of Paris Grand Duchess on the waiter bill of divorcement and other films the screens best-dressed man shows mrs. M the town remember when Marge you looked like this [Music] it's 1930 and Germany's brilliant Albert Einstein arrives on a visit to America astute father of a theory of relativity the servant is greeted at City Hall by mayor Walker and Columbia University president Nicolas Marie Butler back we go to World War one to see operatic star madam Schumann hike at Palo Alto California who arrives to entertain our soldiers singer who made her debut at the Metropolitan Opera in 1899 thrills American doughboys with a rendition of our National Anthem [Music] December 19 1947 Provincetown Massachusetts and first efforts are made to raise the submarine s for sunken Commission December 17th rescue work made extremely difficult by heavy seas divers come back to the salvage ship velopment after fastening lines around the stricken sub all hope has been abandoned for the 42 men on board but worked to salvage the ship under US Navy Direction must go on pontoons are to be attached to the s4 as advised under seas and Secretary of the Navy Wilbur aboard the Falcon congratulate the divers on the accomplishment of that difficult mission as pontoons are moved into position all eyes will be on the surface of the water air has been pumped in now the pontoons come to the surface bringing with them the first view of the s4 since it crashed into the destroy appalling and for a huge capital side the submarine will be towed to Charleston Navy Yard in Boston for the USS sagamore standing by while these pictures were being taken aboard the USS Sagamore preparations are made to tow the s4 with Robin Starr waters rising in protest finally the trip to Charleston is made and the convoy enters Boston Harbor where the submarine will be reclaimed here is the s4 in drydock with the gaping hole of its side new testimony to its debt flow aboard the USS Bushnell honors are paid to the Sailor victims of the disaster for the decks of the Navy ship cleared for the last rites as they maybe pays homage to its men an official investigation board is in session in Charleston members of the board include rear Admirals Jackson Latimer and Captain oven who here Council for relatives of the men lost aboard es for a New London Connecticut months later aboard the rebuilt s for a new rescue lung to be used by a man evacuating suckin submarines is demonstrated along with the rescue lung as a new escape lock born of the episode which cost 42 lives these new developments are to prevent repetition of the disaster in the years to come September 1919 and Boston police go on strike in protest against edicts by police commissioner curtis officers walk out violence smashed windows and stores looted by hoodlums soon called for action by the state militia it was here that Calvin Coolidge then governor of Massachusetts first came to national attention Coolidge settle the strike declaring that there was no right to strike against the public safety by anybody anywhere a new police force was recruited and Commissioner Curtis remained in office as Boston breathed again let's go back to the last war for some lady duff-gordon fashion creations including this corduroy riding outfit which I'd hate to think was a habit this view came in green with had of taupe velvet sealskin crown and fur trim bails the sleeves as you will see become a mop see what I mean just in case you missed any of the details let's get a better look at Milady's ensemble [ __ ] dating feud of mole velvet featuring foraging try to figure this gal cuts and she cuts a figure eight like satin chapeau with sable fur crowns the hash head of 1914 speedstuff in 1917 in Sheepshead Bay Brooklyn and the board track will be founded by the leading auto races of the day driving supercharged cars at breakneck speed around the Bank saucer cause for nerve determination and a reckless disregard at either your car or your rivals [Music] leading the pack and ultimate winner of this race one of the greatest wheel wielders of his time Ralph De Palma who clocked 103 miles per hour to cop background let's move to Brattleboro Vermont in 1929 to watch the always thrilling ski jumps this is hardly an unusual picture of a jumper made the finish standing up but will make up for it watch this man gets off okay but he loses balance and down he goes took a bad spill to everybody except the jumper who skis out of the way after the crash landing let's watch this shuttle now he's going to land skis up how much I couldn't deal out with myself but he's all right must be soft snow or something check Ian's strand Nicholson takes off down the slide in the air and Mickelson's Jeff wins the USC title isn't the ski the limit [Music]