Watch Universal Newsreel Vol. 30 Release 36-44

Experience the American Journey through our country's visual heritage in this historical recording provided by the National Archives of the United States. Release Dates: Apr 29,1957 - May 23,1957 Apr 29, (Release 36)- HUSSEIN TIGHTENS GRIP ON JORDAN; TEXAS FLOODS in wake of seven-year drought; MENTAL HEALTH WEEK is opened by V.P. Nixon; FIRST BABY GORILLA ever born in captivity; FAMILY FASHIONS; SAILING SEASON opens in the Netherlands; DRAKE RELAYS track contests.

May 2, (Release 37)- POPE RECEIVES GRACE; REMEMBRANCE PARADE for World War II heroism; SPRING IN SNOW COUNTRY, Wash; SALT HARVEST; Colombian Indians gather salt; CHIMPANZEE ART; STYLE INTERNATIONAL; MOTORBIKE SOCCER: France beats Germany 5-0.

May 6, (Release 38)- IRON LIEGE WINS KENTUCKY DERBY; APPLE BLOSSOM FESTIVAL; Leading Democrats gather for dinner; 2 weeks of turmoil pause for Ramadan; QUEEN JULIANA'S BIRTHDAY; A.A.U. GYMNASTS in national championships; BRITISH SOCCER FINALS.

May 9, (Release 39)- STRAIGHT UP "VERTIJET" At Edwards AFB; IKE GREETS VIETNAM'S ANTI-COMMUNIST DIEM; 28 NEW SWISS GUARDS at the Vatican; AUSTRIAN ELECTIONS: Dr. Adolf Schaerf; WATCH FASHIONS at Swiss Trade Fair; HYDROPLANE RACING on Lake Chelan; MOTORBIKE HILL-CLIMB.

May 13, (Release 40)- PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE NEW YORK for 80,000 newly-naturalized citizens; IKE VISITS GETTYSBURG; VIETNAM'S ANTI-COMMUNIST DIEM IS HAILED IN N.Y.; FRANCE'S COTY VISITS ROME; MRS. AMERICA in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.; GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY RODEO IN CALIFORNIA.

May 16, (Release 41)- Evangelist Billy Graham assaults sin in N.Y.; SHIPS FOR SPAIN under Mutual Defense Assistance Pact; FRANCE'S COTY VISITS POPE; Spring snowfall blocks traffic in Spain; Memphis cotton parades; FASHION PARADE; STONE-LIFTING in Spain; muscle man wins "Mr. Ontario" title.

May 20, (Release 42)- MIRACLE RESCUE, N.Y.: 7 year old reached at the bottom of a 21 foot well; ARMED FORCES DAY PARADE in N.Y.; NEW FRENCH JETS ON DISPLAY