FOOTBALL PLAYERS PRACTICE NATIONAL DEFENSE! In a militaristic mood, the Eastern All-Star football team arrives with rifles and field guns to begin training for their coming games. August 26, 1940 - BLACK/WHITE Source: Video: BetaSP
NATIONAL SWIM MEET- NEW JERSEY Ann Harden, champion US swimmer, completes the three-mile swim first and wins the National Swim Meet in New Jersey. August 26, 1940 - BLACK/WHITE Source: Video: BetaSP
SAN DIEGO ZOO'S STRANGE NEW CARGO The San Diego Zoo gets a shipment of animals from Calcutta, India, including hippos, tapirs, and a giant orangutan. August 26, 1940 - BLACK/WHITE Source: Video: BetaSP
WOMEN TENNIS STARS The finals are played in the National Women's Doubles matches at the Longwood Club in Massachusetts. Alice Marble and Sarah Palfrey win the title, beating Bundy and Van Ryn in straight sets. August 26, 1940 - BLACK/WHITE Source: Video: BetaSP
1940 TOBACCO FESTIVAL- N. CAROLINA The citizens of Wilson, North Carolina celebrate the 1940 Tobacco Festival with a tobacco harvest and a parade through town. August 26, 1940 - BLACK/WHITE Source: Video: BetaSP
REGISTRATION OF ALIENS BEGINS In an attempt to keep an eye on the activities of foreign agents, the registration of all the 3,600,000 aliens in the U.S. is begun. Thousands come to be fingerprinted on the first day. August 28, 1940 - BLACK/WHITE Source: Video: BetaSP
1940 CANADIAN NATIONAL EXHIBITION Canada's Governor General opens the National Exhibition in Toronto. August 26, 1940 - BLACK/WHITE Source: Video: BetaSP
U.S.-CANADA DEFENSE BOARD MEETS American members of the new defense board meet with President Roosevelt at the White House. Mayor La Guardia of New York is chairman of the group. August 26, 1940 - BLACK/WHITE Source: Video: BetaSP
DEFENSE CHIEF SEES P-38 US Defense Chief, William Knudsen, inspects one of the new Lockheed P-38 interceptor planes and then inspects the hanger where the planes are assembled. August 26, 1940 - BLACK/WHITE Source: Video: BetaSP
MOTORCYCLE COP TRICKS The one time you'll enjoy seeing traffic cops in action- during their annual show with a spectacular array of stunts and trick riding! July 10, 1940 - BLACK/WHITE Source: Video: BetaSP
