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Newsreels: 1959 Events At Home And Abroad
Newsreels 1959 stock footage documents world events, politics and war as well as sports, fashion and entertainment for the year of 1959. Our Public Domain Stock Footage newsreels cover every major world event, the not so major events, strides in technology, the lives of public figures, fads and trends. Newsreels 1959 is an incredibly rich resource of visual history that tells the story of the year 1959. |
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1959 (UE59102)
AVAILABLE IN HIGH DEFINITION (HD) - Ref#: BOF-702-0502-B-488
METEOR MYSTERY:
A Soviet expedition penetrates a remote and desolate area of Siberia to solve the mystery of a meteor that struck the earth with force sending earthquake shock waves around the world.
SHAH’S WEDDING:
In the fabled Marble Palace in Tehran, Mohammed Riza Pahlevi weds lovely 21-year old Farah in a setting of splendor worthy of an Oriental potentate.
LAST CIVIL WAR VET DIES:
In Houston, Texas, Walter Williams dies at the age of 117. The last survivor of the War Between The States, his death closes a great and magic era.
ISRAEL BORDER OPENED:
The sealed border between Israel and Jordan is opened to permit Christian pilgrims from around the world to visit the hallowed places of the Bible during the Holy season.
HAIR-RAISING HAIR-DOS:
In Rome, ladies of fashion start the New Year with new coiffures, and they’re joined by their pets – poodles and even a chic chimp. A silly salon soene to start the year in style.
COLTS TRAMPLE GIANTS- 31-16:
Battling in Baltimore for the pro gridiron championship, the New York Giants make it a close contest against the defending champs, the Colts until the 4th quarter turns into a rout. Johnny Unitas’ quarterbacking and passing pays off with 24 points for Baltimore for a staggering final score of 31-16.
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1959 (UE59103)
KHRUSHCHEV GREETS GOVERNORS:
Nikita Khrushchev plays host to 7 United States Governors during their tour of Russia, and tells the State executives of Florida, Colorado, North Carolina, Utah, Idaho, North Dakota and New Jersey that he would like to exchange visits with President Eisenhower.
JET IN PERIL:
A two-fold story, of the Trans-Atlantic jet that narrowly escaped destruction with 113 aboard, coming in with damaged landing gear, and the shocking sidelight of 50,000 thrill-seekers who surge across Idlewild Field in New York, hampering emergency rescue teams and actually imperiling the hazardous landing try.
LOS ANGELES BRUSH FIRE:
On Los Angeles’ hottest day of the year, a disastrous brush fire in the elite Laurel Canyon suburb, racing through the drought parched arca to destroy dozens of luxury homes in a four hour holocaust.
QUEEN IN SAULT ST. MARIE:
Queen Elizabeth’s Canadian tour carries her to the “Soo”, the famous shipping and steel center of Sault Ste. Marie, where she and Prince Philip tour the Canadian industrial city.
AIR FESTIVAL:
In Spain, a spectacular show featuring jet-speed aerobatics, and a brilliant demonstration of precision dare-deviltry as Franco’s paratroop commandoes hit the silk en masse.
SPORTS
“RESACA” WINS OAKS:
At Delaware park a thrilling stretch battle in the Oaks as “RESACA” streaks up on the outside to pass the battling leaders Silver Spoon and Indian Maid by 2 lengths.
A.A.U. PLATFORM DIVING:
A double-feature in the most eye-appealing of sports, the A.A.U. platform diving championships in San Francisco. Repeat winners this year are Gary Tobian, men’s division, and “P.J.” Pope in the flying mermaids.
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