Watch Universal Newsreel Vol. 39 Release 49-56

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: June 16, 1966 - July 11, 1966June 16, (Release 49)- More than 80 die in disastrous floods and landslides in the British Crown Colony of Hong Kong; AMSTERDAM RIOTS: workers protest a pay reduction and are joined by hoodlums; a passing parade of Rhinos, Hippos, and Apes at the Berlin Zoo; Munsters Fred Gwynne and Al Lewis arrive at New York's Kennedy airport; HORSE RACING: ASCOT OPENING DAY.June 20, (Release 50)- A five-alarm blaze races through a downtown Toledo paint company building; NEWPORT-TO-BERMUDA YACHT RACE: a record-breaking flotilla of 167 ships from nine countries sets sail; CANADIAN PARACHUTING CHAMPIONSHIPS: skydivers compete at Winnipeg; a triple-fatality marks the President's Cup Regatta on the Potomac River.June 23, (Release 51)- The atomic-powered aircraft carrier ENTERPRISE sails home after eight months off Vietnam; ten Virginia homes were leveled as two Marine Jet Bombers collided in mid-air and crashed; President De Gaulle arrives in Moscow for a 12-day State visit; President Johnson greets King Faisal of Saudi Arabia; the 66th U.S. OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP at Olympic Golf Club.June 27, (Release 52)- Operation Hawthorne, 40 miles north of Pleiku in Vietnam, rescues the men of an Army Special Forces camp under heavy attack by the Vietcong; BROOKLYN NAVY YARD CLOSES in special ceremonies; the A.A.U. outdoor Track and Field championships, at Randall's Island, New York.June 30, (Release 53)- Defense Secretary McNamara, at a press conference reveals the deepest air strikes yet in North Vietnam; BOLIVIAN RUINS: UNESCO sends archeologists to the ancient Incan ruins of Tiwanaku; the Eisenhowers observe their Golden Wedding Anniversary; DANCING ELEPHANT: Bertha can do the twist.July 4, (Release 54)- CHURCHILL'S HOME OPENS: Chartwell in Kent, England, is now open to t