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The Suez Crisis: A Turning Point in Colonial Power
This video provides a detailed historical account of the Suez Crisis of 1956, a significant event in international relations and decolonization. The video highlights the political motivations and consequences of the crisis, including the...
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A Holiday in Col des Aravis France, 1956
This pre-Alps massif offers a combination of plateaux, coombs, cliffs, alpine pastures (high meadows) and peaks exceeding 2,000 metres.
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Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller
Marilyn Monroe and playwright Arthur Miller walking down steps at Idlewild Airport on their way to London. July 13, 1956 in Queens, New York
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President Dwight D. Eisenhower reelected
/ Adlai Stevenson speaks before Democratic National Convention / Dwight Eisenhower named at Republican Convention / huge crowd holding IKE signs / Dwight Eisenhower with wife Mamie, standing and waving / election results in lights on...
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Hungarian Uprising
/ Hungarian civilians shoot rifles at Russian Army tanks / civilians shot dead on street corner / civilians in horse drawn wagon / women in agony, crying as they evacuate the country and head to Austria / man walking with child on his...
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Royal Film Performance of The Battle of the River
People lined up at night outside Royal Film Performance as Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller pose for camera, Joan Crawford and Alfred Steele in attendence / Princess Margaret and Queen Elizabeth II arrive and shakes hands with Marilyn...
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Train Wreck
Train wreck showing the derailment, investigation team is seen / down track with men investigating the sight / two men stretching a tape measure across track. Train Wreck on January 01, 1956 (Footage by Getty Images)
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Ceasefire called in Suez Canal crisis
/ Egyptians cities and towns under attack / Egyptian civilians milling about chaotically on the streets / United Nations in New York vote for ceasefire and withdrawal of invading troops / United Nations Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold...
Bridgeman Arts
Col des Aravis, Mountain pass, France, 1956
Taking a vintage cable car ride to the summit of Col des Aravis in 1956. The Col des Aravis is a mountain pass in the French Alps that connects the towns of La Clusaz in Haute-Savoie with La Giettaz in Savoie. At 1487 m. It is the lowest...
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New York Yankee pitcher Don Larsen pitches a perfect World Series game.
New York Yankee pitcher Don Larsen pitches a perfect World Series game.
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Prince Rainier and Actress Grace Kelly exchange vows at their wedding in Monaco in 1956.
Prince Rainier and Actress Grace Kelly exchange vows at their wedding in Monaco in 1956.
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Men's hands place a medal around a carrier pigeon's neck.
Men's hands place a medal around a carrier pigeon's neck.
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Reporters ask New York Yankees pitcher Don Larsen questions in the locker room after Larsen pitched a perfect World Series game.
Reporters ask New York Yankees pitcher Don Larsen questions in the locker room after Larsen pitched a perfect World Series game.
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Soldiers crawl and tanks roll across the Egyptian desert.
Soldiers crawl and tanks roll across the Egyptian desert.