The Video History of Our Times: 1958.
Easton Press.
Place Published: Norwalk Conn:
Publisher: Easton Press Video,
Date Published: 1988.
Description: VIDEO VHS in VERY GOOD condition with piece of the overlay plastic missing on the spine of the case and a manufacturer creasing of the label when attached to case. The video is in intact in case. JMVintage specializes in books, magazines and treasures related to the Duke and Duchess of Windsor...and other curious people. In your Video History of 1958, you will see the following events that shaped that historic year: FIRST U.S. SATELLITE LAUNCHED--At Cape Canaveral, Florida, the Army's Jupiter-C rocket launches "Explorer," America's first artificial satellite into space. The bullet-shaped satellite is crammed with automated scientific observation gear. EGYPT AND SYRIA MERGE IN NEW STATE--The United Arab Republic comes into being with the formal merger of Egypt and Syria. BRITISH FASHION SHOW--London designers offer styles for Spring 1959. BOSTON INDOOR TRACK MEET--A near capacity crowd in Boston Garden sees some fine performances as the track season moves along. Villanova star Ron Delaney wins the Hunter Mile. KHRUSHCHEV IS NEW LEADER OF THE USSR--Following elections for the Soviet Parliament in which members of the Communist hierarchy receive uncontested majorities, Premier Bulganin "resigns" and is succeeded by party boss Nikita Khrushchev. ELVIS DRAFTED--Elvis Presley, King of Rock 'n' Roll, begins his two-year Army hitch. ACADEMY AWARD NIGHT--Many of Hollywood's top stars are present, and the winners include Joanne Woodward for The Three Faces of Eve. BRUSSELS FAIR HAS GALA OPENING DAY--Belgium's King Baudouin officially opens the Brussels World's Fair, and huge crowds visit the Russian and American pavillions. MONACO HEIR Prince Albert, the new heir apparent to the throne of Monaco, is baptized in a solemn ceremony attended by a notable array of royalty. RUNNING RAPIDS--The trout season opens in Oregon, but the fish have a day off as hundreds of daring boatmen run the rolling rapids of the McKenzie River. STANLEY CUP-The Montreal Canadiens win the Stanley cup, their third straight ice-hockey championship. VICE PRESIDENT NIXON ATTACKED IN VENEZUELA--Vice President Nixon and his wife are subjected to a series of Communist-inspired anti-U.S. demonstrations during their Latin American tour, culminating in mob violence in Venezuela in which stones and clubs are hurled, smashing their car windows. CRISIS FOR FRANCE--A general strike by French settlers in Algeria and mob riots protesting the proposed Pflimin government culminates in an Army coup. The military junta calls on the long-silent General Charles DeGaulle to take over1he leadership of France. ALASKA HAILS STATEHOOD--Awaiting only a territorial plebiscite to become the nation's 49th and largest state, Alaska goes all out to celebrate with an enthusiasm that recalls gold rush days. ARMY SHOWS NIKE HERCULES--At White Sands, New Mexico, the first public demonstration of the new Nike Hercules missile highlights a show of the Army's missile arsenal. IKE AND MAMIE'S ANNIVERSARY--The Eisenhowers celebrate their 42nd wedding anniversary with a Potomac cruise aboard the Presidential yacht. PUSH-BUTTON STATION WAGON--An experimental dream car offers all the comforts of home and more for family vacationing - including a built-in boat, roof-top tent, and dozens of other gadgets, all push-button controlled. EISENHOWER ORDERS U.S. TROOPS TO LEBANON--Amid threats and denunciation from Russia, U.S. Marines land in Lebanon in response to a plea from the threatened Beirut regime. SPORTS HIGHLIGHTS--A look at some of the year's top sporting events include the World Ski Championships, NCAA basketball finals, Kentucky Derby, Indianapolis 500, National Open golf, World Series, and Women's AAU Diving Championships. MARINES LEAVE LEBANON--Almost a month after they were sent in, the first contingent of U.S. Marines is withdrawn from Lebanon. BRITAIN HAILS POLAR A-SUB--The Nautilus receives a gala welcome as it arrives in England, completing its epochal voyage from Honolulu under the North Pole. U.S. CHEERS CREATOR OF WORLD'S #1 HIT SONG--Fans in New York greet Domenico Modugno, composer and singer of the world's number one song hit, "Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu" (Volare). ST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY NEARS COMPLETION--New York's Governor Averell Harriman and other notables are present as Lake St. Lawrence is created as the newest Seaway link. QUEEN ELIZABETH VENTURES INTO MINE Britain's Queen Elizabeth and her husband, Prince Philip, visit a Scottish coal-mining region and make the descent into a mine to inspect the facilities. MISS AMERICA-- Mississippi's Mary Anne Mobley is crowned at the annual pageant in Atlantic City. ZOO BIRTHDAY-- To celebrate its l00th birthday, the Frankfurt Zoo brings in platoons of zoo babies - anteaters, leopard cubs, llamas, giraffes, and elephants - for a day of play and fantasy. COOPER, GIBSON WIN IN NATIONAL TENNIS FINALS--At the National Tennis Championship in Forest Hills, New York, America's Althea Gibson wins in the women's division and Australia's Ashley Cooper in the men's division. CARDINAL RON CALLI PROCLAIMED POPE--Exultant throngs outside St. Peter's receive the signal that a new Pope has been chosen. He is Cardinal Roncalli, who adopts the name of John XXIII. QUEEN OPENS PARLIAMENT-- The official opening of Parliament by the Queen is an event never before filmed or seen by the public. QUEMOY STALEMATE-- Under the harassment of an intermittent on-again, off-again bar-rage by Communist guns, the Taiwanese island of Quemoy goes stoically about its daily life. HULA HOOPS FLIP CONTINENT--The hottest thing since rock 'n' roll, the hula hoop craze spreads from the United States to conquer Europe. WEST BERLIN VOTES FOR FREEDOM--In the face of Khrushchev's ultimatum, West Berlin's regularly scheduled municipal elections become a plebiscite in which the free city, located behind the Iron Curtain, routs local Reds and re-elects its staunch anti-Communist mayor, Willy Brandt. ISRAEL-SYRIA BORDER CLASH--Israel border communities along an II-mile sector are blasted by Syrian artillery. GLAMOROUS GRANDMAS--England holds a new kind of beauty contest, in which all participants must be grandmothers. ROYAL ENGAGEMENT--Tennis-courting again are Japan's Prince Akihito and his commoner fiancee, Michiko Shoda, playing mixed doubles at the scene where the Prince met and wooed his bride-to-be. IMPERIAL BALL--Princess Grace and Prince Rainier are guests of honor at the East Coast edition of the Imperial Ball, a gala charity affair for the benefit of hospitalized veterans. TORO TERRORIZES TORERO--At a charity bullfight in Madrid, one of Spain's great matadors finds himself in an unorthodox rough-house performance. ATLAS IN ORBIT RADIOS PRESIDENT'S--MESSAGE OF PEACE--Launched from Cape Canaveral, a giant Atlas ICBM, the largest satellite yet evolved, soars aloft. Using its revolutionary new space communications system which can receive messages from Earth and rebroadcast them, it sends President Eisenhower's goodwill greeting to the world.
Binding: VideoCondition: Very Good
Book Id: 5745
Price: $22.50
