Documentary directed by Bruce Herschensohn with Charlton Heston as narrator that tell of five cities/stories in June 1963.
Vatican City, Italy:
Death of Pope John XXIII June 3, 1963. The College of Cardinals gathers for Mass in St. Peter's Basilica. Crowds gather from all over Rome to witness the puff of white smoke that tells the world a new Pope has been elected. The new Pope is Giovanni Battista Enrico Antonio Maria Montini, Pope Paul VI. Coronation of Pope Paul VI in St. Peter's Basilica. Keywords: Italy, Catholic Church, Mass, election of Pope.
Somewhere In the Soviet Union-City Unknown:
In June 1963 Valentina Tereshkova the first woman cosmonaut was launched into space aboard Vostok 6. Alan Shepard was launched on top of a Redstone booster. Scenes of space launches by the Soviet Union and the United States as the space race heated up.
Binh Thuy, South Vietnam:
In 1963 Binh Thuy was a peaceful village in South Vietnam. Village was destroyed by communist June 18, 1963. Viet Nam war scenes as the war escalated though out the country.
Tuscaloosa, Alabama:
On June 11, 1963, escorted by Federal Marshals, Vivian Malone and James Hood two Negro students were admitted to the University of Alabama.
Keywords/Scenes: Segregation sign, colored rest room sign, colored bathroom sign, blacks boarding bus, street scenes deep south city, Alabama Governor George Wallace, University of Alabama student and campus, Federal Troops, School integration 1963, civil rights, racial strife, racial discrimination, African American, civil rights movement, de-segregation.
Berlin, West Germany:
In June 1963 President John F. Kennedy embarked on a European visit. He receives a thunderous welcome and a ticker tape parade on the route to City Hall in West Berlin. It was here he gave his famous “Let Them Come To Berlin” speech. He ended that speech with: All free men, wherever they may live, are citizens of Berlin, and, therefore, as a free man, I take pride in the words "Ich bin ein Berliner."
Berlin Wall, West Germany:
Excellent scenes of the different construction materials and obstacles used to construct the Berlin wall, building windows bricked closed, East German border guards, and deserted East German streets point of view over the Berlin Wall.
Excellent scenes cheering crowd along parade route, from balconies of buildings, and even from ladders and signs.
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