YESTERDAY'S NEWSREEL - RUSSIAN IN WWI & CIVIL WAR VESUVIUS ERUPTS GOLDEN GATE BRIGE OPENS

[Music] television highlight of the news of yesteryear of a dynasty Russia before World War one symbol of pomp and Majesty under tsar nicholas ii shown here reviewing troops including the cossacks russia's imperialism was foundering since 1905 when public clamor resulted in a show at representative government for the establishment of the duma governing body there was unrest here the Tsar and Tsarina celebrate the 300th anniversary of the Romanovs in power then came the immediate prelude to World War one and patriotism temporarily stilled the growing public demand for revolution Ferdinand heir to Serbia's throne was slain and Europe griddled itself a war even as Ferdinand's funeral was being held [Applause] Nicholas announced to Germany she was ready to fight made a plaque to send an army at arms plants and prepared to personally lead his army Grand Duke Nicholas was still in control of the military at this point when Russian fighting men landed in France but the Tsar was preparing to take over leaving control of diplomatic affairs to the Tsaritsa soon reports of Russian losses drifted back home countless prisoners fell to the German army and Russian ministers resigned in a steady stream as the clarita influenced by Rasputin history's mad monkey watched the government totter and revolution see in 1905 the people arose against the tar but were beaten back this time they were resolved to victory we're treating artillery past sidewalk speakers exciting the public to action and then in petrograd March 8th 1917 our riot troops recalled hastily to the area refused to shoot the Kisan summoned as a last resort to put down the insurrection moved in but they too refuse to raise arms against the Revolutionists but the tops of cesky palace where the duma was in session plans were made to force Nikolas to abdicate troops mutinied defied their leaders and joined the revolt it was prince yogi afghan give each Leviathan center noble born liberal who became prime minister of the provisional government that followed success of the revolution as victims of the uprising are buried in a common grave there is calm in russia but the love of government dissatisfied the masses and the years to come saw Alexander feodorovich Kerensky emerging as head of the provisional government only to be overthrown Lenin and Trotsky were to follow Bolshevism was to replace the provisional government Tsar Nicholas was to be assassinated the Romanov dynasty was dead [Music] [Applause] July 1930 in the volcanic Vesuvius erupts thousands died in countless injured as eight provinces in Italy felt the force of the catastrophe [Music] watch the screen as Multan death forth into the countryside located near naples vesuvius erupted as early as 79 AD with seven more severe spasms to follow in the ensuing years relentless in its devastating course lava sweeps buildings and whole towns from its path watch this keeping slowly the boiling mass approaches for the inevitability of a predetermined doom but only the slightest warning of the eruption thousands are left homeless but only the barest of personal possessions wreckage is everywhere nature's searing surge made pitiful man's efforts to build himself a barrier [Music] with Vesuvius till grumbling in the background the city of Herculaneum sister city of Pompeii is excavated workers uncover structures buried for 19th century Vesuvius which buried modern buildings aged in the rediscovery of the glory that was Herculaneum [Music] it's 1931 and Fanny Brice comedy Queen of showbusiness celebrates her 20th year as a performer miss rice went from burlesque to Zig del stopping in between to appear in money or Express nobody home Danny and sweet and low my 20 years in the theater I have moved only two blocks in 1911 I started in the follies on 42nd Street today I am playing in Billy roses crazy blue I'm 44 feet back for years to 1927 to meet the father of radio Italian physicist Guillermo Marconi on a visit to America with his wife the former countess Scala let's see how good your memory is movie fans recognize them it's the Talmadge sisters Norma and Constance that's Norma star of the Sun on screen and here's Connie gosh time does doesn't [Music] construction of the longest single span bridge ever built the Golden Gate Bridge completed in May 1937 connects San Francisco with Marin County in California with powerful cables long enough to go around the earth three times an integral part of the construction two main cables are spun first with a mechanical spider traveling from tower to tower with a wire this is part of the 80,000 miles of cable that went in Golden Gate Bridge with special machines employed to strengthen the wire actual construction of the roadway steel beaming is hoisted by a jury and then placed into position 800 tons of steel beaming were set in place in a single day with this daring operation after the metal groundwork preparations are made for cement the bridge was built from both ends at the same time but $35,000,000 operation that emerged one mile long and a tremendous age travelers as well as a historic landmark by which millions identify California's beautiful city San Francisco it's Paris in 1928 Monsieur Charles of the worth salon has designed that a certain mannequin frisian model show creations that were a la mode in 28 to a discerning group of might be customers the dress is checkered with low waist line and v-neck collar sporting a smart console here we have a sheer afternoon cocktail dress the skirt line is uneven dipping a bit in the back but still above the knee ruffles and contrasting colors give a flair to the ensemble two-piece suit up world was pleated skirt in a darker shade it features a dropped waistline turtleneck and Boxley considered prey gay and gay Paree men's fashions in the 20s tight coat slashed pockets and devil-may-care cut [Music] [Applause] it's Newark New Jersey in the late 1920s and Frank hawks is piloting this by playing towed air glider these early experiments with motorless ships preceded hawks attempt to span the country in a glider in March 1930 hawks did it starting from San Francisco and using planes to tow him in relays he made it but it took him almost a month to do it and become the first man ever to succeed in crossing the country in a glider Hawks masterful manipulation of the controls can be seen in this arresting series of glider operations watch how the ship responds to the flying skill of the talented Hawks five W Hawks master of motorless flying let's go back to the 1820 for the amateur golf matches and saw chick Evans pitted against Francis Ouimet for the title if the engineer's close and Roslyn Long Island and missing this cut cost we met the kron4 victory went to the slim lion of the Lynx chicken look at these great golfers this was Francis Ouimet he's golfing great chick ever we're leading golf to hit the ice for the middle of Maddox speed championship races it over a half mile stretch and speeders like ray Marais al plots bill Caden at Earl Johnson are in there on the flying steel blades that flash across the ice some of the starters have already fallen way behind the leaders as skids sent them soaring off their feet and there goes another victim watch finishes in sight and so is a sweat Wow Alphonse winner on middle of Attic chat how would you like to see the 1918 Derby yesterday's newsreel takes you to Churchill Downs to see one of the greatest forces of all time the Stallwood exterminator he's racing some fleet steeds today though and the horses are bunched at the start with exterminator v but we're rounding the last turn here that exterminator on the inside wins it going away to the winner for long Melora [Music]