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International Newsreel

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How it feels

This is a newsreel series that covered world events from 1914 to 1967. It was produced by the Hearst Corporation and later called News of the Day. Each short film shows actual footage and narration of news stories from that time.

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What happens

Hearst Metrotone News (renamed News of the Day in 1936) was a newsreel series that ran from 1914 to 1967 produced by the Hearst Corporation, founded by William Randolph Hearst. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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