ISRAEL, July 1937. Jewish pioneers establishing a new kibbutz in northren Israel as part of the Tower and Stockade era.
ISRAEL, July 1937. Jewish pioneers establishing a new kibbutz in northren Israel as part of the Tower and Stockade era.
SEVILLE, Spain, 12 December 2025 - Golden dome ceiling of the Salon de Embajadores or Hall of Ambassadors in the Real Alcazar, Seville, Andalusia, Spain a royal palace showcasing Moorish architecture
1930s - In this Frank Capra documentary, Foreign Commissar Litvinoff addresses the League of Nations on Russia's behalf and Italy, Japan and Germany ultimately withdraw from the League (narrated in 1943).
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WASHINGTON DC - 1957 - Ambassador Wadsworth, Speaker of the House Rayburn, and children of the Saudi ambassador to the USA meet King Saud at the Saudi Arabian embassy in Washington DC.
1965 - Former General and retiring ambassador to Vietnam Maxwell Taylor reviews troops of the 101st Airborne Division before they begin their perimeter of an army base in south Vietnam.
1935 - In this Frank Capra documentary narrated by Walter Huston, Ethiopia's Emperor Haile Selassie makes a plea to the League of Nations for help against Italy's invasion, but the League is reluctant to offer any serious help.
ISRAEL, July 1937. Jewish pioneers establishing a new kibbutz in northren Israel as part of the Tower and Stockade era.
1966 - U Thant is unanimously reappointed Secretary-General of the UN.
1964 - At a meeting of the UN's Security Council, American Ambassador Stevenson speaks on the importance of supporting southeast Asia in their fight against communist aggressors from North Vietnam and China.
GRANADA, Spain, 22 NOVEMBER 2023 - The Alhambra Palace - Wooden latticework in the Chamber of Ambassadors, Court of the Myrtles Nasrid Palace, Granada, Andalucia, Spain
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PARIS - 1945 - A bagpipe band of the Canadian Women's Army Corps plays as they march down the Champs-Elysees in Paris, France.
1930 - Ambassador Dwight Morrow, Secretary of the Navy Adams, Secretary of State Stimson, and Senators Robinson and James Reed return from a peace ambassador trip and are celebrated in New York and Washington DC by President Hoover.
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1940s - Traffic drives past the American, Italian and British Embassies in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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1957 - President Eisenhower's special emissary, Congressman James Richards, departs from Iraq.
1929 - Ambassador Dwight Morrow, Secretary of the Navy Adams, Secretary of State Stimson, and Senators Robinson and James Reed prepare to leave by ship for an international peace conference.
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1946 - At a UN Security Council meeting, Netherlands Ambassador van Kleffens denounces Ambassador Gromyko for wanting to postpone Iran's ability to present.
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1924 - A formal session of the League of Nations begins.
1947- Jewish refugees are turned away from Palestine by occupying British forces, the UN deliberates, and a year later the state of Israel is formed with a violent beginning (narrated in 1964).
1945 - In his new role as America's ambassador to China, General Marshall arrives in Shanghai to a warm welcome.
1953 - Lebanese representative Edward Rizk records a radio broadcast at the UN.
1932 - Ambassador Andrew Mellon arrives in England by ship.
1932 - Crowds gather to watch Amelia Earhart on her visit to London, England, where she meets with American Ambassador Andrew Mellon and checks out local shops.
1932 - Huge crowds turn out on a rainy day in Hanworth, England to see Amelia Earhart arrive. She meets with the American ambassador to England, Andrew Mellon.
1965 - Pope Paul VI arrives at the UN and is greeted by Secretary-General U Thant, then begins an address to the General Assembly in French.
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1962 - A silver tray is presented to Vietnam's President Diem when he tours the USS Mahan with Ambassador Frederick Nolting.
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1941 - In this documentary directed by Frank Capra, Japanese airmen take off from aircraft carrier to fly to Pearl Harbor, while Secretary Hull waits for Japanese ambassadors to come to an appointment in Washington DC.
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1962 - Sailors aboard the USS mahan give a gun salute to the departing President Diem and Ambassador Nolting in Vietnam.
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1962 - Vietnam's President Diem and Ambassador Frederick Nolting are toured around the USS Mahan.
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1946 - Secretary Byrnes and English ambassador Alexander Cadogan back each other up in a UN Security Council meeting on the Russia-Iran dispute.
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TOKYO - 1929 - The oldest Canadian resident of Japan gives a speech at a Dominion Day celebration in Tokyo.
1950 - Communist forces are called upon to surrender by representatives in the UN General Assembly, and families of Korean refugees are boarded onto trains under the watchful eye of UN soldiers.
1951 - Dr. Ralph Bunche gives a speech outlining the UN's peace policy.
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1962 - Vietnam's President Diem is greeted by US Ambassador Frederick Nolting at a dock where they board the USS Mahan.
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1959 - Ambassador Horace Smith and Sisavang Vatthana, the king of Laos, oversee a diplomatic ceremony.
1953 - The UN's headquarters are shown in New York City, with a General Assembly in progress.
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1941 - In this documentary directed by Frank Capra, Japan's Ambassador Kurusu arrives in San Francisco and talks to reporters about Japanese interest in peace, then he and Admiral Nomura meet with Secretary Hull in Washington DC.
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1962 - American delegate Adlai Stevenson addresses the UN Security Council on the Cuban Missile Crisis.
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1940s - Ships come into port in Rio de Janeiro, and Brazil's President Getulio Vargas meets with diplomats including American Ambassador Herschel Johnson.
1957 - US Navy battleships are transferred to the Spanish Navy under the Mutual Defense Assistance Pact.
1945 - International audience theater crowd delegates listen to a speech by Secretary Stettinius at the United Nations Conference on International Organization.
1934 - The American Ambassador to Japan, Joseph Grew, arrives in Japan by boat with his wife and they are greeted by flag-waving children.
1960 - State delegates at the Republican National Convention cheer for their official candidate Richard Nixon.
1941 - Envoys Saburo Kurusu and Kichisaburo Nomura leave Washington DC and Japanese planes bomb Pearl Harbor (narrated in 1963).
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1946 - The UN Security Council votes to demand Soviet troops withdraw from Iran, and the Iranian delegate Hossein Ala shares his gratitude for the decision.
SEVILLE, Spain, 12 December 2025 - Golden dome ceiling of the Salon de Embajadores or Hall of Ambassadors in the Real Alcazar, Seville, Andalusia, Spain a royal palace showcasing Moorish architecture
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WASHINGTON DC - 1957 - King Saud arrives at the White House for a reception with figures including Vice President Nixon and Congressman Joseph Martin.
1949 - Canada's Prime Minister St. Laurent arrives in Washington DC and meets with President Truman at the Canadian Embassy.