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Newsreels: 1938 - Year In Review Headlines
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keywords: Japan Invades China, German War Machine, Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain, Montana Train Wreck, East Coast Hurricane, Utah Train Wreck, New Jersey Oil Fire, New York Suicide, Death Patrick Cardinal Hayes, Millionaire Howard Hughes, Wrong Way Doug Corrigan
Synopsis: Japanese War Planes Rain Death And Destruction In China, Europe In Its Darkest Hour, Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain Flies Home In Triumph, Floods Devastate Many Areas Of The Country, Train Plunges Off Bridge In Montana, Hurricane Devastates Eastern Seaboard, Train Demolishes Bus In Utah, Monstrous Oil Plant Fire In New Jersey, Man In New York Leaps To His Death In Front Of Thousands, Government Disclosure Leads To Drug Kingpin Suicide, New York City Marks The Passing Of Patrick Cardinal Hayes, New Elections A Setback For President Roosevelt New Deal, Russians Rescued From Arctic Ice Flow, English Passenger Plane Has Thrilling Test Flight, Millionaire Pilot Howard Hughes Makes Aviation News, Hero's Welcome For Wrong-Way Doug Corrigan...(read more)
- Date: 1938
- Duration: 00:08:51
- Sound: No
- Color: Monochrome
- Type: Public Domain
- Language: English
- Location: The World
Japanese War Planes Rain Death And Destruction In China
Fires and civilian wounded are the aftermath as Japanese planes continue to rain death and destruction on the Chinese people.
Europe In Its Darkest Hour
The Nazi Juggernaut showing goose-stepping German soldiers, tanks, and planes as Germany absorbs Austria.
Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain Flies Home In Triumph
Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain flies back to a terrified England following the signing of the Munich Pact. England prepares for war as hundreds of Jews in former Czech land face starvation.
Floods Devastate Many Areas Of The Country
Raging streams uproot trees, wash away buildings, cars, causing bridges to collapse and houses to topple into the rushing water.
Train Plunges Off Bridge In Montana
Train plunges off weakened bridge in Montana killing forty.
Hurricane Devastates Eastern Seaboard
Hundreds perish as a tropical hurricane devastates the Eastern Seaboard uprooting trees, flooding roads and destroying boats.
Train Demolishes Bus In Utah
Twenty three children die in Utah when train smashes their school bus.
Monstrous Oil Plant Fire In New Jersey
A huge oil plant goes up in flames.
New York Man Leaps To His Death In Front Of Thousands
John Ward horrifies thousands in New York City as he stands on a ledge of a high-rise hotel building. His body is shown in the street after leaping 17 stories to his death that night.
Government Disclosure Leads To Drug Kingpin Suicide
The McKesson scandal of 1938. Government disclosure leads to the suicide of drug kingpin F. Donald Coster, born Philip Musica.
New York City Marks The Passing Of Patrick Cardinal Hayes
New York City marks the passing of beloved Patrick Cardinal Hayes with impressive rites at St. Patrick's Cathedral.
New Elections A Setback For President Roosevelt New Deal
President Roosevelt and wife Eleanor are shown in 1938 as Republicans are swept into office coast to coast. In New York racket buster Dewey piles up an amazing number of votes and almost unseats Gov. Lehman.
Russians Rescued From Arctic Ice Flow
Four Russian scientist-aviators are rescued from an Arctic ice-flow.
English Passenger Plane Has Thrilling Test Flight
The amazing English piggyback plane has a thrilling test flight.
Millionaire Pilot Howard Hughes Makes Aviation News
Howard Hughes makes aviation news by spanning the globe in a little more than three days in a Lockheed 14-N Super Electra aircraft. Short clip showing the Lockheed 14-N taxing on water and several scenes in flight.
Hero's Welcome For Wrong-Way Doug Corrigan
Hero's welcome for Wrong Way Doug Corrigan after his astounding hop to Ireland in a 9-year old plane.
