Watch Universal Newsreel Vol. 34 Release 97-104

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 , 1961 - Dec 25, 1961Dec 1, (Release 97)- U.S. ARMY RESERVE TROOPS: KENNEDY IS HOPEFUL OF EARLY RELEASE; scientists orbit a 5 _ year-old Chimpanzee; all is ready for Project Gnome, an underground nuclear test; French luxury liner S.S. FRANCE prepares for trans-Atlantic service; a 2,000-man cross-country race in Belgium.Dec 4, (Release 98)- FOOTBALL: ARMY vs. NAVY; Princess Margaret's new baby; Emperor Hirohito moves into a new home to replace the Imperial Palace; WINSTON CHURCHILL celebrates his 87th birthday; FILM: FLOWER DRUM SONG has a gala premiere.Dec 7, (Release 99)- Violence flares in Congo as United Nations troops move in against rebels; Kennedy addresses the Football Hall of Fame Dinner; Queen Elizabeth ends her African tour in Liberia; ERNIE DAVIS WINS HEISMAN TROPHY.TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGOPresident Roosevelt goes to Buenos Aires for a Peace Conference; Henry Ford reconstructs the Wright Brothers bicycle shop; Ralph Guldahl is the outstanding golfer of the year.Dec 12, (Release 100)- CONGO BATTLE FOR KATANGA: United Nations troops battle Katangese in the streets of Elizabethville; Spring hat fashions; the World Judo Championships; Russia trains for the international skiing championships.Dec 15, (Release 101)- Adolf Eichmann is sentenced for his NAZI crimes against humanity; the four Foreign Ministers of the Allied nations meet in Paris with much on the agenda; Albert Luthuli receives the 1960 Nobel Prize for Peace; GRANDMA MOSES IS DEAD; SNOW FASHIONS; Mrs. John F. Kennedy visits a children's hospital in Washington before joining the President in lighting the family tree.Dec 18, (Release 102)- President Kennedy begins his diplomatic venture in South America.FOOTBALLLIBERTY BOWL: Syracuse vs. Miami.Dec 21, (Release 103)- 300 people die when a Circus tent catches