Public Domain Films And Royalty Free Stock Footage Public Domain Archive Film Stock Footage Library Available in High Definition formats: (48 hr. turn-around) 1920 x 1080 24p MAC or PC - Quicktime HD-24P-MAC $449.00 HD-24P-PC $449.00 ADDITIONAL HD FORMATS AVAILABLE - CALL FOR DETAILS NTSC Quicktime format: (24 hr. turn-around) NTSC $349.00 PAL Quicktime format: (24 hr. turn-around) PAL $399.00 DVD-R Time-Code Preview Disc (NTSC): (24 hr. turn-around) DVD-R Preview Disc (NTSC) $35.00 keywords: british rail strike, berlin riot, j. edgar hoover, fbi, four minute mile, indianapolis 500 Synopsis: US Fliers Free From Red China Prison, Reds Appologize To Tito, British Rail Strike Forces State Of Emergency, Red Youths Run Riot In Berlin, Germany, J. Edgar Hoover Honored For Leadership Of F.B.I., Three Runners In Same Race Break Four-Minute Mile, Tragedy Strikes The Indianapolis 500... (read more) Information: 1955 BW 6 min (SILENT) Show All Newsreels 1950s Titles Newsreels: 1955 - June 2 United States U.S. Fliers Free From Red China Prison 4 U.S. fliers freed by Red China after imprisonment for up to three years set foot on U.S. soil again. They tell of the trial in which they were found guilty of attacking Chinese territory north of the Yalu, and of long terms of solitary confinement, with brainwashing attempts made. Yugoslavia Reds Appologize To Tito Seeking to end the 7 year old split between Yugoslavia and Russia’s Communist bloc of nations, Kremlin Boss Krushchev makes an abject apology to Marshal Tito, a startling diplomatic move. But the Yugoslavian leader remains impassive, and say diplomats, unmoved. United Kingdom British Rail Strike Forces State Of Emergency 70,000 trainmen walk off the job, the country’s worst rail strike since 1926. Highways are jammed, busses and other transport facilities overcrowded as a state of emergency is declared. Germany Red Youths Run Riot In Berlin, Germany Communist youth groups from East Germany storm into Berlin in an attempt to break up the first German military reunion permitted since war’s end. A savage hour-long melee, Berlin’s worst in months. United States J. Edgar Hoover Honored For Leadership Of F.B.I. President Eisenhower awards the National Security Medal to J. Edgar Hoover, honoring his 31 years of brilliant leadership of the Federal Bureau of investigation. United Kingdom Three Runners In Same Race Break Four-Minute Mile 3 runners in one race better the long unattainable 4-minute mile. Hungary’s Laszlo Tabori finishes first at 3:59, one second slower than Bannister’s record, closely followed by Britishers Brian Hewson and Chris Chataway. A triple miracle mile. United States Tragedy Strikes The Indianapolis 500 Death rides the Indianapolis Speedway, the most tragic 500 in a quarter of a century. Two time winner Bill Vukovich is seeking his third straight victory when disaster strikes. The camera shows his car skidding off the track, bouncing and twisting erratically through the air in the shocking accident that takes his life. --Contemporary Royalty Free Stock Footage Library: --Business ---- Celebrations ---- Concepts ---- Education ---- Generations ---- Health and Medical ---- Lifestyles --Modern Military ---- Nature Scenic ---- Nature Wildlife ---- Environmental Education ---- On Location ---- Sports Today --U.S. Presidents ---- Weather Watch ---- Contemporary Tragedies And Disasters ---- Motion Graphics - Special Effects --Historical Public Domain Stock Footage Library: --Historic Military And Nuclear Films ---- Newsreels: Events At Home And Around The World ---- Flashback In Time --NASA Space Exploration ---- Classic Cartoons ---- Christmas Programming ---- Religious Programming --Hollywood Films, Television And Trailers ---- Classic Cuts: Single Clip Downloads --Buyout Footage Company Links: --Buyout Footage Homepage ---- About Buyout Footage ---- Stock Footage License Info ---- Submitting Footage To Us --Buyout Footage Site Search ---- Buyout Footage Sitemap ---- Buyout Footage Return Policy --Email Us - Stock Footage Request