Watch Universal Newsreel Vol. 34 Release 1-8

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: Dec 29, 1960 - Jan 23, 1961Dec 29, (Release 1)- Union members in Belgium protest austerity caused by the nation's losses in the Congo; BROKEN TANKER is towed into Virginia; Laos is in ruins after a battle that ousts Communist rebels; FOOTBALL: EAGLES vs. PACKERS.TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGOThe construction on the Golden Gate Bridge; HORSE RACING: the Christmas Stakes; the World's Three-Cushion Billiards Championship; BASKETBALL: N.Y.U. vs. California.Jan 2, (Release 2)- NEWS HIGHLIGHTS OF 1960French battle in ALGERIA; the attempted assassination of Premier Verwoerd in SOUTH AFRICA; Chaos in the CONGO; RIOTS IN JAPAN: opposition to the Japanese-U.S. defense pact; reconnaissance of the Soviet by American U2 jets is revealed; HISTORIC U.N. SESSION; CASTRO seizes U.S. owned property in Cuba.Jan 5, (Release 3)- Castro demands a cut in personnel by the U.S. Embassy; fighting in Laos between Communist rebels and pro-Western forces.FOOTBALLORANGE BOWL: Missouri vs. Navy; SUGAR BOWL: Mississippi vs. Rice; ROSE BOWL: Washington vs. Minnesota; COTTON BOWL: Duke vs. Arkansas.Jan 9, (Release 4)- Millions go to polls to vote on De Gaulle's proposals to solve the Algerian crisis; Neutralist leaders of five African nations meet in Casablanca; West German Chancellor Adenauer celebrates his 85th Birthday; SHIPS COLLIDE off Istanbul; the 1961 barrel jumping championship; the 1961 Torger Tokle Memorial Ski Jump.Jan 12, (Release 5)- CHIMPS TRAIN FOR SPACE TESTS: they will ride the capsule designed for the first man-in-space; NATIONAL BOAT SHOW opens in New York City; a new hydrofoil watercraft is tested in Holland; dog fashion show; GARMISCH SKI MEET attracts top jumpers from all over Europe.Jan 16, (Release 6)- A vast sea search scours the Atlantic following the collapse of a radar tower; Norw