The Video History of Our Times: 1929.
Easton Press.
Place Published: Norwalk Conn:
Publisher: Easton Press Video,
Date Published: 1988.
Description: VIDEO VHS in VERY GOOD condition with plastic case. The opaque cover for the case is missing. JMVintage specializes in books, magazines and treasures related to the Duke and Duchess of Windsor...and other curious people. In your Video History of 1929, you will see the following events that shaped that historic year: US WINS WIGHTMAN CUP Tennis great Helen Wills recaptures the coveted trophy from Britain; NAVY FLYING ACE TRIES OUT MYSTERY PLANE Lieutenant AI Williams launches the tiny aircraft in which he expects to win the Schneider trophy; LULLABY OF RADIO Mothers have found a way to keep tots soothed during bridge games: tune in a story on the radio; AMERICAN WINS LIPTON CUP Boat racer C. M. Scull thrills a crowd of 30,000 as he navigates his outboard around the curves on the Schuylkill to capture the $6,000 Lipton Cup.; GERMANY CELEBRATES 10TH YEAR AS A REPUBLIC President Von Hindenburg inspects a massive display of troops in front of the Reichstag; FASHIONS FOR '29 French and American designers show their creations; BRIDGE LINKS NORTH AND SOUTH U.S. The Cooper River Bridge, 5th-highest span in the world, is opened in a ceremony attended by 50,000; NAVY KICKS OFF Coach Bill Ingram gets his Navy midshipmen on the field early for football training; BRITISH TROOPS LEAVE THE RHINE British occupation forces finally leave Germany and head home for a "cuppa" real tea. FIRST ALL-METAL AIRSHIP The ZMC-2, a dirigible built for the U.S. Navy, takes its test flight; PILOTS GET NEW TRAINING DEVICE The U.S. Army adopts a "mechanical teacher," a plane that does everything but fly, to train pilots; AIRPLANE IN FOOTBALL PRACTICE Soldiers of the 9th Corps Area pep up their muscles with a novel tug-of-war on the Presidio grounds; SPANISH AUTOGIRO DEMONSTRATED Inventor Juan de la Cierva offers a demonstration of the slow- speed landing that distinguishes his craft; GIANT GRAF ZEPPELIN ENDS WORLD FLIGHT The first dirigible to circle the globe returns to the U.S. after a record-breaking trip covering 20,000 miles in 21 days; PRESIDENT HOOVER HONORS ZEPPELIN COMMANDER Captain Hugo Eckener, commander of the Graf Zeppelin, receives the President's greetings in Washington; BABY PAGEANT Infant "kings and queens" are crowned; GOVERNOR ROOSEVELT VISITS STATE FAIR N. Y. Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt is hailed by crowds as he takes part in the annual festivities; NEW YORK ATHLETIC CLUB MEET Shot putter Pat McDonald shows he's still a champion, and runners find the steeplechase course challenging; MALE STYLE SHOW Men's attire - yesterday, today and perhaps tomorrow - is shown in a unique exhibition; WORLD'S BIGGEST PIE The baker's convention creates a colossal pastry; MODEL SEADROME IS TESTED A new invention is demonstrated in miniature: floating platforms to be anchored at l00-mile intervals in the Atlantic to provide refueling for planes; NAVY DAY MANEUVERS A spectacular demonstration involving 100 planes and 20 destroyers simulates battle conditions. A massive smoke screen is used to protect the huge aircraft carrier Saratoga from enemy attack; MADAME CURIE RECEIVES $50,000 President Hoover presents a gift from scientist friends to enable Madame Curie to continue work on cancer research; KING OPENS ROYAL OPERA SEASON IN BANGKOK For the first time, a cameraman is allowed inside the palace to film the Royal Opera; AMERICA'S BIGGEST GOOSE FARM Thousands of geese are being fattened for Christmas; ATHLETICS AND CUBS CLASH IN WORLD SERIES Philadelphia manager Connie Mack's team takes the opening game from Joe McCarthy's Chicago Cubs; ARMY ARTILLERY SHOW Big guns and big bombs are demonstrated in mock battle action at the annual exhibition; PARLOR AUTO A German inventor comes up with a car that folds up like an umbrella to store in the house; BOUNCING BABY Fifteen-month-old Ramona Carpenter enjoys loop-the-loop tosses into her father's arms; MILLIONAIRE DAREDEVIL Fritz von Open flies a plane fired by rockets; MUSSOLINI REVIEWS METROPOLITAN POLICE II Duce's highly efficient police force puts on the biggest display in history for the citizenry of Rome; DYNAMIC DANCE DUO ARRIVES FROM PARIS The girls will appear in the film, King of Jazz; "CINDERELLAS" COMPETE IN FOOT CONTEST The Chiropodists' Convention picks a dainty winner; DOGS BY THE DOZEN A litter of twelve hungry pups is just too many for a mother to handle without some help; GALLOPING GARCONS Paris waiters hold their own version of a marathon; BOOTH IS HERO AS YALE CRUSHES ARMY 21-13 A crowd of 80,000 sees the slender youth plunge through West Point giants and score 3 touchdowns; NAVY DEMONSTRATES PLANE CATAPULT Admiral Lanning directs maneuvers in which a new explosive device "shoots" planes from the decks of warships at high speed; HAPPY THANKSGIVING FOR THE NEEDY Urbain Ledoux, "Mr. Zero," feeds a turkey dinner to hundreds of homeless men for a nickel each; RUSSIA EXILES GERMANS Ten thousand colonists, forced to live in camps, return to Germany for aid in starting a new life; MEMORY QUIZ Who was inside this plane when it crashed in 1927? Answer: Famous transatlantic flyer Commander Byrd, who miraculously escaped unscathed; THE SLENDERIZING OF GERMANY Weight reducing machines are the rage of Berlin; LAST BELGIAN TROOPS LEAVE RHINELAND The 100year occupation of German territory has ended in accordance with the terms of the treaty.
Binding: VideoCondition: Very Good
Book Id: 17518
Price: $27.50
