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Operation Market Garden

The 17 September marks the 75th Anniversary of the launch of Operation Market Garden during World War Two (1939-1945). The Allies planned to utilize airborne forces to capture nine bridges in the Netherlands. The operation however was a failure.

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10th September 2019

U.S. Constitution Signed, PRC Proclaimed and more

Here’s our regularly-updated selection of films that may be of use to news editors and journalists in covering important anniversaries, contextualising current events or illustrating trending topics. The Second Quebec Conference 12 September marks the 75th Anniversary of the Second Quebec Conference, held during WW2. Roosevelt and Churchill
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28th August 2019

WW2 and The Blitz begin, The Neutrality Acts and more
13th August 2019

19th Amendment, Fall of Falaise and more
31st July 2019

Sharon Tate Murdered, the Atomic bombs and more

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: Walt Disney Arrives In England For Vacation; New to the Archive: This film looks back to 1935, when Mickey Mouse took over the Gaumont British Newsreel for the day!

: Usa: Lyndon B. Johnson Library; New to the Archive: This clip looks back to 1971 and the opening of the Lyndon B. Johnson Library.

: Italy: Attempt On Motor Scooter Speed Record Blighted By Mechanical Trouble; New to the Archive: This film from 1965 shows Marlene Parker driving a heavily modified Lambretta GT200 in an attempt to break the motorbike land speed record. Her recorded speed was 115 mph!

: War Cartoon 'Hitler And Ribbentrop Meet The British Lion'; New to the Archive: 'But I thought you told me it was stuffed?!' - this mocking wartime cartoon shows Hitler and Ribbentrop, his foreign secretary, meeting the 'British Lion'.

: U.S. Soldier Of Fortune Pilots Fly For China With The Raf, And The Japanese Conquer Kuala Lumpur; New to the Archive: This film looks back at the 'Flying Tigers', an American volunteer air squadron which defended the Burma Road during World War Two (1939-1945). What great warpaint their planes had!

: Australia: Bathtubs From Three Countries Take Part In Race Round Sydney Harbour; New to the Archive: This film looks back at bathtub racing in Sydney Harbour in 1973!

: Romania: Tourists Buses Full In Dracula Country; New to the Archive: This fabulous film from the 70s follows a group of tourists in Romania, exploring sites relating to Vlad the Impaler, the inspiration for Bram Stoker's Dracula.

: France: Paris Shop Preserves Strange Mechanical Music Instruments Of Yesterday; New to the Archive: Take a look in this French curiosity shop, where strange mechanical musical instruments are preserved!

: Quirky: Moving Pavement Prototype; New to the Archive: This film shows a 'moving pavement prototype' from 1925 - an early escalator!

: Germany: Elephant Seal A Part Of Carl Hagenbeck's Menagerie; New to the Archive: This early film shows an enormous elephant seal in Hamburg Zoo!