Watch Universal Newsreel Vol. 30 Release 96-100

Experience the American Journey through our country's visual heritage in this historical recording provided by the National Archives of the United States. Covering worldwide events in politics, entertainment, fashion, sports, and technology. Release Dates: Nov 25,1957 - Dec 9,1957 Nov 25, (Release 96)- Nov 28, (Release 97)- President Eisenhower suffers a mild stroke, but V.P. Nixon expects a quick recovery; DOLLS DONATED: Christmas comes early to Italian orphans; science steals the show at an international exposition in Amsterdam; JETS OUTRACE SUN TO COAST AND BACK: a record-shattering 7 hours 12 minutes; FOOTBALL: BROWNS v RAMS; 1st PRIVATE ATOM PLANT at Pleasanton, California.

Dec 2, (Release 98)- President Eisenhower attends church just four days after suffering a mild stroke; Ushering in the holiday season, 80 Korean orphans arrive by air; TOY TRAINS: scores of small boys gaze; the bear mascot of the 6th Infantry leaves for the Washington Zoo; SPEEDBOAT RECORD at Lake Washington: 183 m.p.h.; FOOTBALL: NOTRE DAME BEATS USC, NAVY BEATS ARMY IN FOOTBALL CLASSIC.

Dec 9, (Release 100)- VANGUARD SATELLITE A BUST: Official films show America's catastrophic launching attempt; BRITISH TRAIN WRECK takes nearly a hundred lives; the Amsterdam Aquarium celebrates its 75th Anniversary; GAS EXPLOSION in Villa Rica, Georgia: 12 are killed; JET-COPTER in Holland; NEW AIR FORCE THEME: the Air Force gets a new theme song; FOOTBALL: NOTRE DAME BEATS S.M.U., PHILADELPHIA HIGH SCHOOL GRID CHAMPS.

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