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Newsreels: 1958 - Year In Review Headlines
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keywords: nasa space race, submarine uss nautilus, state of alaska, vp richard m. nixon, president charles de gaulle of france, king faisal of iraq killed, quemoy islands, pope john xxiii crowned
Synopsis: America Launches Its First Satellite Into Orbit, The Nuclear Submarine USS Nautilus Travels Under The North Pole, Alaska Becomes The 49th State Of The Union, Vice-President Richard Nixon And Mrs. Nixon Barely Escape Injury While Touring South America, General Charles De Gaulle Elected New Leader Of France, Brussels Fair Becomes A Cultural Battleground Between United States And Russia, Russian Premier Nikita Khrushchev Makes Overtures To Egypt, King Faisal Of Iraq Slain During Uprising, Lebanon Government Appeals To United States For Help, China Launches Artillery Assault Again Nationalist China Outposts, Soviets Demand That The City Of Berlin Completely Becomes Part Of East Germany, Pope John XXIII Becomes The Pope For Catholics (2014-766f.txt)...(read more)
- Date: 1958
- Duration: 00:06:31
- Sound: Yes
- Color: Monochrome
- Type: Public Domain
- Language: English
- Location: United States, England, France, Germany, Vatican City, South America, Iraq, Quemoy Islands
America Launches Its First Satellite Into Orbit
America draws abreast of the USSR in space research, putting its first satellite the Explorer, into Orbit. And sending two rockets some 70,000 miles, the farthest yet attained- in attempts to reach the moon.
The Nuclear Submarine USS Nautilus Travels Under The North Pole
The cruise of The Nautilus entered the saga of the sea. The nuclear sub went, submerged from Hawaii to Britain under the North Pole itself!
Alaska Becomes The 49th State Of The Union
A new State was admitted and Alaska celebrated its long awaited acceptance in the Union with jubilation reminiscent of sourdough days!
Vice-President Richard Nixon And Mrs. Nixon Barely Escape Injury While Touring South America
Vice-President Richard Nixon and Mrs. Nixon toured South America and barely escaped injury as the result of mob violence in an atmosphere feverish with anti-Americanism in Lima and Caracas.
General Charles De Gaulle Elected New Leader Of France
The Man of the Year: General Charles De Gaulle who emerged from the shadows- at the hour of his country’s greatest crisis to become leader of the new Fifth Republic- swept to power by overwhelming popular vote.
Brussels Fair Becomes A Cultural Battleground Between United States And Russia
America won a triumph on the cultural front in the Cold War at the Brussels Fair, with a looming Soviet monolith. Russia had the initiative in the global power struggle.
Russian Premier Nikita Khrushchev Makes Overtures To Egypt
Khrushchev’s overtures to Egyptian strong-man Gamal plus months of turmoil and crisis in the explosive Middle East.
King Faisal Of Iraq Slain During Uprising
Iraq’s King Faisal was slain during uprising.
Lebanon Government Appeals To United States For Help
Rebellion-torn Lebanon appealed to America and U.S. Marines went to the rescue to bolster the government.
China Launches Artillery Assault Again Nationalist China Outposts
The Middle East crisis subsided as Red China launched a staggering artillery assault on Chiang’s offshore outposts on the Quemoy Islands. Nationalist China, backed by the mighty U.S. 7th Fleet, broke the blockade by barrage.
Soviets Demand That The City Of Berlin Completely Becomes Part Of East Germany
At the year’s end pressure shifted to Berlin, as a Soviet ultimatum demanding that the Big 3 surrender the Free City to the Red rulers of the puppet State of East Germany.
Pope John XXIII Becomes The Pope For Catholics
One of the world’s greatest proponents for Peace and Freedom- Pope Pius XII died in 1958. His successor Pope John XXIII, was crowned with all the pomp and ceremony of the Church’s millennia-old tradition, assuming the Papal Crown at a time of continuing crisis.
