YESTERDAY'S NEWSREEL - RUSSIAN REVOLUTION USS AKRON DISASTER

television highlight of the news of yesteryear eyes of the Reds in Russia Petrograd in March 1917 scene of the end of the reign of the Romanovs in February when workers and soldiers rose against as artists nicholas ii abdicated in favor of his brother Michael who refused the throne and a provisional government was headed by a social revolutionary Alexander Kerensky [Music] Russia went while this was the new soap yet this the intermediary step which brought nikolai lenin into prominence and boosted Bolshevism into power Kerensky's war policies met with opposition and aroused populist demanded still more changes Cossack speakers who ranked crowds calling for immediate action calling for Bolshevik members of the Soviet to refuse to back the provisional government Lenin arrived from Switzerland sponsored by the Germany that hoped to see him lead Russia into a separate peace 80,000 Bolshevik Party members came out into the open to back Lennon and his co-leader Leon Trotsky associated in the party as general secretary is the Mather was to direct the destinies of Russia this was Joseph Stalin in 1917 in an effort to negate the influence of Lenin Trotsky and Bolshevism Kerensky called a meeting of the all-russian conference at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow delegate against Jeff and others paired Kerensky declare that Lenin had inspired organized anti-war propaganda for the time being Kerensky won his point but on November 17 1917 the Bolshevik rose in riot armed mob stormed the Winter Palace speaking Kerensky who fled months of preparation will culminated a Miss dramatic climax to Finian's revolution Moscow had already fallen these actual scenes in Petrograd and these filmed in Moscow after it fall into the Reds marked the historic advent into power of the Bolsheviks Linnaean and returned late in October from Finland to take over Petrograd was to be renamed Leningrad in his honor Xena fierce fighting was the Kremlin which shows the marks of rifle and artillery fire a red flag flies over the Kremlin with capitulation to his rule all over Russia Lenin waited only a few months to begin his first purge of the Russian Communist Party the Red Army was a peasant army and Lenin's precept that party membership should border on fanaticism met with some opposition but this was quickly quelled from this point on communism and the Soviet Union joined hands in complete Accord the army ready to back Leni into the limit then January 1924 the hand that held all Russia relinquished its grass Nikolai Lenin was dead they owned Trotsky Porter and the plan of the communist coup was away from Moscow at the time and shortly after a union community studyin bought the leaders coffin and toured the house of unions stallion made his move up till now our general secretary of the party he had settled a forced Trotsky to the background during minions illness and this was his big opportunity [Music] while party leaders played last respects to the dead leader while Linnaean sister and his wife managed to cook straya stand in sorrow by his beer while his followers all over Russia mourned his passing Joseph Stalin assumed place says the new red leader it took him three years to drive Trotsky into exile but he succeeded it took years more to expose and eliminate the secret network of government opposition Trotsky had left behind but by 1938 Stalin was in supreme command his five-year plan begun in 1928 to wipe out the last vestige of capitalism was functioning his armies were large and well-equipped this was communism this was Joseph Stalin just in case you thought rosie the riveter was born in World War two yesterday's news reopens answer a predecessor of World War one Golda Wessel woman war worker from Oakland California who took over when her husband went to fight and became Sally the steeple jack chimneys have to be climbed to be cleaned and mrs. versatile tackles the task like a better time off from repairs for repairs after all the gal never can tell whom she'll meet at the top of a chimney can she now and then it's Chow time no knocking off for an hour when Saudis people Jack's on the job yes sir Golda Wessel eats the melon but in my opinion she takes the cake Paris in 1941 and rudyard kipling English poet in center receives doctorate of literature degree from Sorbonne University it was Kipling's pan that produced classics like rhoda Mandalay Kim and Gunga Din about the girl on the left movie fan well on the right now with the Tommy Hitchcock's its Mabel Normand she made dad laugh before the movies learn to talk just for the records her first big film was Mickey released in 1918 solo on Mabel [Music] Anika's most famous composer of operettas this is Victor Herbert photographed in 1924 with Norma Talmadge and wallace Beery with debate post here is the composure of babes in toyland our sweet mystery of life and kissed me again [Music] [Applause] [Music] October 18th 1931 and Thomas Alva Edison is dead workers at his orange New Jersey Plan in last respects to the man whose inventive genius freed the world from darkness born in modern Ohio in 1847 is 74th birthday found him honored by his associates this is the man whose entire education consisted of three months in a public school but whose accomplishments and science are world renowned and recognized you are watching genius the tremendous combination of ability foresight and perseverance that characterized Edison demand with mrs. Edison here and with naturalist John burrows and Harvey Firestone in this picture you are watching a great man in one of a few moments of relaxation he allowed himself but even while physically at ease the Edison mind was working working on some new idea from which the world would benefit this was the very first instrument to imprison and reproduce the human voice Edison and his phonograph and s the incandescent light developed in 1879 it's difficult to conceive of our world without his contributions impossible to pay sufficient tribute to Thomas Alva Edison whose mortal life faded but whose memory remains forever bright [Applause] evening gowns the 1936 brought out the best in a woman particularly this ivory spun bailed it with an up to delicate decollete starring diamond decorated shoulder straps uneven hemline caused madam to watch her step you could watch anything you like another evening ensemble miss a black velvet creation gathered at the side and pinned by Rose Garland's the altar shoulder effect is heightened by a single string of pearl initial influence of The Pajama in stay out nightlife steel beads stud this sparkling style the necklines low and the entire effect extremely attractive 19:36 a suggestion for a real nocturnal outfit black box trimmed evening coat on the left covers a white chiffon formal with beaded decoration stunning isn't it in fact I'd say it was something extra special to look back on it's Lakehurst 1933 and tragedy is about to make a take off the ship you are watching as the Akron that run a 1500 hours in the air photographed immediately before its final journey last view of New York Harbor seen by the seventy three men who perished on the flight Executive Officer why they is on board the Akron as its source out to sea and disaster reported missing some hours later off the Jersey coast the fate of the Akron crew is in doubt as the Mayday dispatched its j-3 blimp to search for the distressed original and possible survivors all that is known is that the Akron hit the center of a severe electrical storm and the j-3 often a rescue attempt becomes the second victim of the elements as high winds tear it from the skies although the j-3 is destroyed a german tanker is discovered and saved from the sea three of the 76 men on board the Akron arriving here at Brooklyn Navy Yard or crewmembers Field on stretcher Irwin wrapped in a blanket who walks behind and why they executive officer of the eccrine three men who defied doom and limb sole survivors of the ill-fated eight million dollar airship the Akron [Music] it's September 2nd 1931 and the icy waters of Lake Ontario in Toronto are chained by a hundred and eighty swimmers out after $15,000 and fires money offered by a William Wrigley Jr for the winner of the 15 mile course it takes stamina to stay in that water and it isn't long before more than 100 of the starters drop out to be picked up by trailing boats local lad George Young who won the Catalina swim for years before is staying with this one to the finish and there he is being pulled into we spoke the winner well he's calm now but that $15,000 will do a lot to warm up George bye George it's still cold in 1936 especially at the Winter Olympics were America's entry and the two-man bobsled run gets underway there she goes with brown and wash bomb taking the curves in high Olympic honours are in the offing as the Americans ride the dangerous curves and come through to win the championship for the USA [Music] [Applause]