YESTERDAY'S NEWSREEL - ORVILLE & WILBUR WRIGHT THE CHARLESTON POPE PIUS XI

television highlights of the news of yester year dramatic recognition of the fathers of flying the Wright brothers Kittyhawk North Carolina December 17th 1928 secretory of War Davis lays the Cornerstone commemorating both Wilbur and Orville Wright first men to build and fly a powered plane here Senator Bingham on behalf of the national aeronautical Association unveils a monument to the right Brothers at the scene of their first flight 25 years before in 1900 the two wri boys filled with a fervor that was to become evident in their tireless early experiments built their first glider but their dreams were of a ship that could fly under its own power and here it is the wri brothers original plane the Kittyhawk photographed in 198 in a reenactment of its historic First Flight 5 years previous rolling for a takeoff down a 60t track the 4-cylinder engine generated only 12 horsepower but it flew something no other motored machine had ever done it had no wheels just skips but it needed no wheels it made four flights that epical day the longest of which was only 852 ft or Wright adds his name in the annals of All American greates ambassador of Aviation first man in flying marille Wright it's 1925 and the Charleston dance is sweeping the country at New York City's rosand Ballroom there's a chareston marathon going on and the rhythm of the city takes on a brand new [Music] Tempo John joria who broke the record of 17 hours 56 minutes in Chicago the windy city rocks to the one 12 one2 offbeat they said the dance was dying but it isn't the charer that's on his last legs it's these dancers variations on the theme get her mayor Stony of Charleston South Carolina and the winners cup for the winning couple 1922 and the world waits for word of Pope Benedictus 15 seriously ill outside St Peter's Church in Rome all eyes are on the apartment where his Holiness lies the bronze Vatican doors are open the pope still lives through the night the Watchers keep their vigil the doors are closed the pope is dead thousands storm the Vatican to pay last respects here in the and Chapel accompanied by the subdued sorrow of his subjects po Benedictus 15 lies in state [Music] then announcement of a new pope and coronation of Pope Pas 11 whose first official Act is to bestow blessing on the crowd which hails the new head of the church 1919 and here he is at the height of his Fame the kid himself Jackie kougan one film with Charlie Chaplan and the woful weight wound himself into the hearts of America in Los Angeles Jackie gets a royal reception and a little child shall lead them it's 1920 and William Jennings Bryan who ran for president first in 1896 attends the Democratic Jackson Day dinner fellow Democrats assistant Secretary of State long and speaker champ Clark Brian three times a candidate never a president the liner Majestic docks on the yanie Doodle Dandy comes home George M Cohan actor songwriter and playwright comes back from over [Music] there May 1st 1931 and the tallest building in the world is open for the first time the Empire State Building constructed at a cost of $77 million after 14 months of work Franklin Delano Roosevelt then governor of New York State and Alfred E Smith president of the Empire State company arrived for the opening in addition to Smith and Roosevelt the Democrats Herbert Layman and his wife were present as well as the two grandchildren of Alfred E Smith it is the children who have been selected to cut the ribbons that will Mark the official opening of the 102 story office building Mr and Mrs Al Smith await the ceremonial snipping and there it is it's open for business initial unlocking of the building's doors goes to death and he and his party are followed by crowd seeking their first look at the Ed ofice interior view of the foyer in the greater City's greatest building second worst earthquake disaster in American history The Long Beach California earthquake which cost the lives of 130 persons and caused $50 million in damage you are watching scenes actually filmed by the light from burning buildings and flares while the Earth was still trembling Long Beach was hardest hit but Los Angeles San Pedro Compton and neighboring areas also suffered a homeless woman and an eyewitness account we were at the dinner table enjoying a birthday dinner I had just gotten up to remove the plate in preparation of bringing in the dessert when the first shock came my husband started to get up to get to our little sun when the water bottle fell over and the dishes fell from the table uh the birthday cake is still in the house with a candle unlit the earthquake hit March 10th 1933 and the following day rebuilding was begun wrecked buildings in rubble were everywhere but determined men and Derek were on the job to re-erect the city more than 30 severe shocks hit this area along with 150 minor Tremors all coming as thousand shopped or prepared for evening meals at home park cars by the score were crushed under an avalan of falling walls occupants were crushed to death without a chance under supervision of naval military and Civil Authorities 20,000 men were recruited to remove the debris meanwhile 10 cities to house the homeless were put up in the Long Beach Park and the work of feeding thousands of refugees taken up by the Red Cross and other organizations amid the Havoc long be chose its Spirit by planning immediately for an even greater City New York City in 1929 and students of design show their best efforts summer dress with elbow length sleeve polka dot coat worn with a hat of black straw dress in the center features matching nicob boers tailored suit in The Not So Gay 2090s a fur trim jacket was indispensable to The Ensemble and the 1929 evening gun notice the unbalanced hemline it's definitely correct for a deeta test now it's 1934 we at Coney Island for a modern Venus contest with Earl Carol a judge bathing suits are of Jersey and the trend is towards more girl than suit the judges go to work earl Carol takes some Vital Statistics and selects the winner Miss modern Venus of Coney Island 1931 an Al Capone is through facing Pride on income tax evasion Al Capone finds an aroused government ready to put him behind bars Overlord of every type of Vice The Man Who Rose to power during prohibition leaves federal court a convicted felon Capone is sentenced to 11 years in prison but he is to be released 4 years before sentence was up to die in Florida a victim of disease judge Wilkerson who sentenced Public Enemy Number [Music] One it's 19:30 at Forest Hills and England's Betty nut hole prepares for a title match already a Wimbleton champion at 19 the attractive Queen of the courts is making her bid for American honors a lesson in coordination watch how Betty gets power and Direction with seemingly effortless [Music] ease and now here she is in action against Mrs La Hopper American National Championship is at stake and Betty takes the first set 6 to one Mrs Hopper fights back but the second set in match goes to Betty nut Hall who puts that one away for the Clincher 6 to4 for the first time the championship cup leaves this country born abroad by Betty nutall 1930 and 17-year-old Sonia Henny comes to America in New York the Oslo Norway figure skating star demonstrates the form that won her a claim on the continent Sonia without a thought of the tremendous success that lies in store for her goes through practice routines Preparatory to her debut at Madison Square [Applause] Garden and here she is competing for the international figure skating Crown signed for pictures after winning the event for the fourth time this was Sonia Henny in 19 te 30