VideoJug: 1930s History

City Gold Rush Starts, 6th November 1933

VideoJug.com — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 17:25:38 GMT

This old newsreel video shows the excitement surrounding the start of the Gold Rush on 6th November 1933. A massive gold mine found on a farm near Cincinnati sparks of the famous Gold Rush we know today.

Special Release: The Coronation Of King George VI, 18th May 1937

VideoJug.com — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 17:25:13 GMT

No one does pomp and ceremony like the Brits and here is Queen Elizabeth's father being crowned after his brother Edward VIII abdicated to be with American divorcee Wallis Simpson.

Hitlerites Parade In Rain, 16th March 1933

VideoJug.com — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 10:21:50 GMT

The Hitlerites parade in the rain on 16th March 1933 to prove their strength to the world. It is an awesome, yet scary site that this newsreel conveys.

Extra Special: Roosevelt Inaugurated, 5th March 1933

VideoJug.com — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 10:17:48 GMT

VideoJug presents a newsreel showing the Inauguration of President Roosevelt on 5th March 1933. A key date in American history, this film documents the day Roosevelt is sworn into office as American President.

Tate Speeds Case Against Hauptman, 23rd January 1935

VideoJug.com — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 10:16:47 GMT

Charles Lindbergh was the first man to fly solo and non-stop across the Atlantic so when his 20-month old son was found dead after a botched kidnapping, the world mourned with him and his family. Bruno Hauptman was arrested and later executed

World Of Sports Louis And Schmeling, 22nd June 1938

VideoJug.com — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 10:15:39 GMT

Joe Louis and Max Schmeling weigh in at Madison Square Garden on the eve of their spectacular 124-second boxing match, which was won by “Brown Bomber” Louis.

25,000 In Protest By School Teachers 17th April 1933

VideoJug.com — Tue, 19 Sep 2006 14:54:37 GMT

Who said teachers were boring? Here they get marching for their rights. A factual video on the school teacher protests of April 1933.

Attack By Mars' Panics Thousands

VideoJug.com — Tue, 19 Sep 2006 14:53:30 GMT

This is a chance to see how Orson Wells and his Mercury Theatre Company's radio version of H G Well's War of The World was so life-like that thousands of Americans fled their homes fearing a real Martian attack was taking place. The attack on Mars panicked the world.

Farmer Plays Tune With Hands, 11th October 1933

VideoJug.com — Fri, 08 Sep 2006 17:44:57 GMT

This newsreel shows you a farmer with a special talent - playing tunes with his hands. 11th October 1933 was the day he brought his talent into the limelight, as this newsreel shows.

Zeppelin Explodes, Scores Dead, 10th May 1937

VideoJug.com — Fri, 08 Sep 2006 17:44:57 GMT

Forget today's special effects and watch these amazing pictures of the giant air-ship burst into mid-air flames amid the screams of the crowd waiting below.

Kidnappers Lynched By Enraged Mob

VideoJug.com — Fri, 08 Sep 2006 17:44:57 GMT

This incredible newsreel from the 1930s shows the power of anger as an enraged mob stormed a prison holding two kidnappers and killed them both. Some people may find this VideoJug film disturbing.