https://peertube.dngr.us/videos/watch/8e5315bc-64c4-4a28-be43-f87517a95306 Browse our products on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2YILTSD Love our channel? Help us save and post more orphaned films! Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/PeriscopeFilm Even a really tiny contribution can make a difference. This film will take a look at major news events in the year of 1947. It is presented by Castle Films (:07) and will visit Africa first as the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth made the first ever royal family trip to the country (:23). While there, the pair took a 10,000-mile tour and enjoyed a demonstration performed by the Zulu warriors (:33). Turning to turmoil in Korea, the country had been experiencing unrest since the end of WW2 in 1945 and were seeking independence after 40 years of Japanese control (1:12). Footage of riots in the streets (1:03) include the police working to restore order (1:16). The Civil War in Palestine was beginning in 1947 (1:23) and a span of bombed buildings opens this segment (1:31). British authorities were imposing restrictions in many cities including Jerusalem and Tel Aviv (1:31). A refugee ship is seen at port at Haifa which had survived a gun battle (1:48). Footage of injured refugees and a destroyed British troop train follow (2:04). The next segment follows President Truman around on his ‘goodwill visits’ (2:07). In Mexico City, he is welcomed by President Miguel Aleman Valdes (2:14). In Ottawa, Canada he is pictured with Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King (2:39) and addressing the Canadian parliament (2:46). Truman also visited Rio de Janeiro during the ratification of the Inter American defense pact (3:27) and is seen with President Dilma Rouseff (3:32) watching Brazilian parades in celebration of 125 years of independence. A new record was set with a flight around the world by Bill Odom (3:56). He had set the previous record and was looking to break it with the same plane, a converted 26A Bomber named ‘Reynold’s Bombshell’ (4:00). His flight path is shown (4:05) as well as one of his refueling stops (4:16) and when he arrives back in Chicago in five hours less than his old record (4:22). After record colds hit Europe, flood waters swelled and hit Warsaw in the spring (4:43). Shots of the Vistula River as the ice sheets crashed against (4:49) and eventually broke (4:57) a railway bridge, are captured. On the US east coast, Florida was hit with the worst hurricane of 17 years (5:12). Palm trees are seen bent sideways as winds hit up to 150 mph (5:18) from Miami to Palm Beach. Recorded losses totaled over $20 million (5:27). A young Queen Elizabeth is on horseback celebrating her father’s 51st birthday (5:54). Crowds are then seen gathering in front of Buckingham palace to greet her and future prince consort, Philip Mountbatten (6:22) and they would be married on November 20th, 1947. The World Series games of 1947 follows with highlights from the final two games between the Yankees and the Dodgers (6:37). Footage of Joe DiMaggio hitting what he believed to be a home run that Al Gionfriddo caught is seen at (7:04). In the seventh game, the Yankees won the championship, five to two (7:46). Disaster struck in Texas City at Galveston Bay (7:43). Massive black clouds spill out from a fire that started on a French registered vessel, the SS Grandcamp which was carrying 2200 tons of ammonium nitrate (8:02). This set a chain reaction and other ships and facilities caught aflame killing a total of 581 and injuring thousands (8:09). This incident sparked the first ever class action lawsuit against the US government on behalf of the victims. This is the final segment and the film concludes at (8:46). Motion picture films don't last forever; many have already been lost or destroyed. We collect, scan and preserve 35mm, 16mm and 8mm movies -- including home movies, industrial films, and other non-fiction. If you have films you'd like to have scanned or donate to Periscope Film, we'd love to hear from you. Contact us via the link below. 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=afAYVYeO9NE Mirrored from Periscope Film (https://www.youtube.com/@PeriscopeFilm) Thu, 11 Jun 2026 05:10:50 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/8e5315bc-64c4-4a28-be43-f87517a95306 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.