Texas Joins the Union, Lord Haw Haw Executed and more
To explore these themes, check out the complete films showcased in this video here:
Texas Joins the Union
The Second Great Fire of London
The Commonwealth of Australia Proclaimed
The United Kingdom Proclaimed
The Ibrox Stadium Disaster
The USA Severs Diplomatic Relations with Cuba
The Siege of Sidney Street
William Joyce (Lord Haw Haw) Executed
Seoul Captured by North Korean and Chinese Forces
Edison Signs his last Patent
Chequers Granted to the Nation
1961 French Referendum on Algeria
First Flight of the Avro Lancaster Bomber
The First UN General Assembly
BRITISH PATHÉ'S STORY
Before television, people came to movie theatres to watch the news. British Pathé was at the forefront of cinematic journalism, blending information with entertainment to popular effect. Over the course of a century, it documented everything from major armed conflicts and seismic political crises to the curious hobbies and eccentric lives of ordinary people. If it happened, British Pathé filmed it.
Now considered to be the finest newsreel archive in the world, British Pathé is a treasure trove of 85,000 films unrivalled in their historical and cultural significance.
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British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.