https://peertube.dngr.us/videos/watch/3e94d01f-a64c-4e78-b96f-bd7529b5699e This B&W television episode of YESTERDAY’S NEWSREEL features eight segments of historic highlights. The first, U.S. Fleet Dividing (:28) opens with a view of the New York Hudson Bay harbor in June, 1919 as sailors return home from WWI (:37). The flagship USS Pennsylvania (BB-38) leads the way (:45) as other ships follow. Admiral William S. Sims, commander over all U.S. naval forces in Europe, emerges to join his family (1:05-1:17). Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels (1:20) agrees that the Navy be divided into three separate fleets on June 16, 1919. Admiral Albert Gleaves (1:29) commands the Asiatic, Admiral Hugh Rodman (1:34) commands the Pacific, and Admiral Henry Wilson (1:37) commands the Atlantic. Also shown is Commander Henry Mayo (1:45). The Navy sets sail (1:55-2:30) in peace as naval aircraft fill the sky (2:39). The second, Shall We Dance (2:52-3:47) features various dancers doing the very athletic Jitterbug in 1925. The third, Miracle of St. Paul’s (3:49) concerns St. Paul’s Cathedral. It opens with a view of it in London, June 25, 1930 (4:03). King George V and Queen Mary (4:23-4:58) attend its reopening after years of restoration. In 1940, during the London Blitz of WWII, an air raid warden (5:02) stands on its roof looking for flames, as bombed neighborhoods in London are on fire (5:06). But as the smoke clears, St. Paul’s still stands (5:23). The fourth, Personalities of 1930 (5:37) opens with Cecil B. DeMille (5:44-6:13) getting ready to sail off in his yacht. Next shown is Irene Bordoni, a French actress (6:18) followed by British author W. Somerset Maugham (6:34-6:55), best known for his book Of Human Bondage. The fifth, Government Takes Count (6:57) talks about the 1920 census. Census takers go house to house (7:03-7:51). What will be known as an IBM 100 tabulator punch card machine is shown being used (7:52-8:06). The sixth, Aviation (8:08) shows Amelia Earhart (8:18), also known as Lady Lindy, on December 15, 1930 as she boards, buckles into, (8:23-8:46) and takes off in an autogyro (8:47) with the goal to be the first woman to fly solo in this newly developed plane. The seventh, Fashions of the Day (8:58) features models making a loop outside for the camera before returning into the 1918 fashion show. Shown first are the maid’s outfits, followed by negligees, black dresses, evening gowns, and finally bridal gowns (9:04-9:40). An inside runway view is also shown (9:45). The eighth and final segment, Sports (10:02) begins with high divers in Manhattan’s AAU women’s swimming meet in July, 1935 (10:10-10:28). In the pool, the 440-yard freestyle is underway (10:33-11:02), followed by the 220-yard backstroke (11:03-11:34). The platform divers dive into the harbor water (11:36-12:07). We encourage viewers to add comments and, especially, to provide additional information about our videos by adding a comment! See something interesting? Tell people what it is and what they can see by writing something for example: "01:00:12:00 -- President Roosevelt is seen meeting with Winston Churchill at the Quebec Conference." This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit http://www.PeriscopeFilm.com Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzJGXUosx9w Mirrored from Periscope Film (https://www.youtube.com/@PeriscopeFilm) Sat, 13 Jun 2026 13:18:09 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://peertube.dngr.us https://peertube.dngr.us/lazy-static/avatars/41a6fee9-7f57-42d0-a5fc-5db4f1af2e31.png https://peertube.dngr.us/videos/watch/3e94d01f-a64c-4e78-b96f-bd7529b5699e All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://peertube.dngr.us/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.