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India Gains Independence

India gained independence from Britain on 15 August 1947. Some parts of the country had been under British administration, control or influence for 190 years.

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14th August 2018

Battle of Stalingrad, Pakistan & India Independence and more

Here’s our regularly-updated selection of films that may be of use to news editors and journalists in covering important anniversaries, contextualising current events or illustrating trending topics. Pirate Radio Outlawed On 14 August 1967, the Marine Broadcasting (Offences) Act was enforced in the UK, outlawing ‘pirate’ and offshore
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: Usa: High School Students Compete In Underwater Tricycle Race.; New to the Archive: Now we really have seen everything! Watch this underwater tricycle race from 1972.

: U.S.A.: President Ford Takes The Plunge In The New White House Pool; New to the Archive: Watch President Gerald Ford try out the new White House pool!

: Germany: Chess Game With Human Pieces; New to the Archive: Watch a game of Chess come to life with human pieces!

: Japan: Playing Pachinko -- Or Pinball -- Proves To Be Big Business.; New to the Archive: Take a look at this report from 1977 on Pachinko, a Japanese pinball-like craze.

: Usa: Air Cushion Boat; New to the Archive: Take a look back at the testing of an 'air cushion boat' in 1963- a hovercraft!

: U.K: Premiere Of New Beatles Cartoon Feature And Clip From Film; New to the Archive: With the Beatles's 'Yellow Submarine' (1968) being re-released in selected U.K. cinemas this weekend (7-8 July) in 4k, look back at the film's premiere.

: Usa: Disney Collector; New to the Archive: Take a look at this video of a passionate collector, turned archivist, and the Disney archives.

: Electric Trains Are Presented In Kent; New to the Archive: Take a look back at this newsreel from 1939, showing the excitement of electric rail travel.

: Usa: Videophone Demonstrated; New to the Archive: Take a look back at a technological marvel of the 1950s- a forerunner to Skype!

: China: Title Missing; New to the Archive: Look back at what the U.S. Table Tennis team saw on their tour of China in 1971. They were the first Americans to visit China officially in 22 years.