Every day, all around the world, news networks broadcast hours of
footage, dialogue, and momentous action, but there are just a few news
video clips that nearly everyone has seen, everyone remembers, and
everyone watches with poignant emotion. These are the video clips that
have shaped our lives, because they reflect our changing world.
1. 1945 - Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki Video clips capture the
good, the bad, and the ugly. The fact that millions of people watched
the desperate destruction of millions of civilian lives probably
contributed to the rapid declension of the Second World War. Although
the video footage of the event showed little more than jerky images of
mushroom clouds, never before had people watched such desperate power
unleashed in such a destructive way.
2. 1963 - Assassination of John F. Kennedy The gunshots that left
America shocked and grieving for their President on November 22, 1963
is another event that has left a definite mark on history. JFK was
killed. The act, memorialized in the Zapruder film, portrayed a news
moment of incredible historical significance.
3. 1969 - Man on the moon. When Armstrong took his "one small step" on
the surface of the moon, millions of earthlings looked on with
amazement, no matter that the visual quality is fuzzy and the audio is
barely intelligible. That brief video, along with Armstrong's historic
one-liner, has shaped the way that we think of space travel,
technology, and the future.
4. 1989 - Tiananmen Square Protests One lone man standing in front of
a column of tanks bent on clearing protesters from Tiananmen Square is
another iconic clip. Even more striking is the news video footage of
the same scene -- the intimidating convoy of tanks rolls ominously
towards the statuesque protester before grinding to a halt. It's video
footage like this which shows unbridled personal courage, regardless
of the brutal opposition they face.
5. 1991 - Beating of Rodney King The Washington Times has called it
"the first viral video," with good cause. When Rodney King was
ruthlessly beaten by four Los Angeles police officers was captured on
video and show to all of America, a new die was cast. This was a
moment of undeniable injustice, caught forever on newsreel. In spite
of the fact that an amateur videographer filmed the video, it resulted
in the eruption of Los Angeles and a reopening of America's age-old
race wounds.
6. 2011 - 9/11 In recent memory, few news clips are as raw, powerful,
and emotive as the attack on the World Trade Center. In these scenes,
now broadcast millions of times, Americans watched as their own icons
of independence, their own country, and their own countrymen, were
destroyed in an act of shameless brutality. These news clips live on,
inspiring patriotism and defense of freedom worldwide.
It's easy to dismiss words on a page, especially in today's
information proliferation but the impact of video is undeniable. If
the past decades are any confirmation, then these news video clips are
worth the honor they've received.
Looking back at the news video clips from the past 100 years reveals a
variety of highs and lows in our worlds history. In his many years in
the production business, Dale Kenton has learned how to find the best
news and sports footage for his documentaries.
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