Watch Universal Newsreel Vol. 40 Release 41-48

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: May 19, 1967 - June 13, 1967May 19, (Release 41)- U.S. airbases are blasted by Vietcong, and Marines clear a VC village; the world's newest Catholic Cathedral is erected; ISRAELI ANNIVERSARY; JAPANESE ROYALTY come to Buenos Aires; FILM STUDIO FIRE at Universal Studios in Hollywood; IKE'S PAINTINGS show at a New York exhibition; HORSE SHOW at the International Riding Tournament; FROG-JUMPING.May 23, (Release 42)- VIETNAM WAR: an overall escalation of the war with casualties reaching new highs.May 26, (Release 43)- Israel: UAR forces blockade in the Gulf of Aqaba; reservists are called up, and tourists flee the country; UN Security Council meeting: Russia rejects a U.S. Four-Power peace bid; BRUSSELS FIRESome 400 are feared dead in Brussels department store; the U.S. Government makes a test run of its new electrical train; LONDON FASHIONS; BIKE RACE; Crown Prince Akihito and his wife visit an Argentine cattle ranch.May 30, (Release 44)- A step-up in the air war with bombs smashing MIG bases; Canadian loggers are using log-lifting balloons; Italian flag-wavers at Manhattan's Rockefeller Plaza skating rink; the port city of Yokohama observes its 100th anniversary of foreign trade; SUMMER FASHIONS in Paris; the newest thing in sculpture is motion; SPACE: ESTRO II, Lunar Orbitor Four, Surveyor Three.June 2, (Release 45)- The Mid-East crisis brings strong debate in the UN Security Council; aircraft carrier, "John F.. Kennedy" is launched in Virginia; animated cartoonist WALTER LANTZ is honored; TRACK: the California Relays; BASEBALL: "Whitey" Ford retires at Yankee Stadium; the Indianapolis "500."June 6, (Release 46)- Full-scale fighting erupts along the Israel-Egyptian border; two U.S. helicopters make the first non-stop transatlantic flight; race rio