You want to hear about the drop in normandy . Airfield infrom an britain. We had been briefed and we knew exactly what conditions were in normandy and where the drop zones were located. Weetime during the fight theived aircraft fire from right side of the planes. We were not aware that some of the midChannel Islands were occupied by the germans. That confused us because we thought we were approaching normandy. Cause we to the turned north parallel to the coast of normandy. The jump master was watching the door. As soon as they could see landfall he ordered the troops to stand up and hook up. The plate was hit plane was hit by aircraft fire. The right side was knocked out. Troopers had the hooked their signs up. Everybody in. Of course there was a mad. Cramble to get to the door the plane was listing to the right and nobody could climb the incline to get to the door. I was able to get to the door first. A jump master was in the tail of the plane. Togetherwo of us interlocked arms to hol
One of the largest known oil deposits in the world, this resource has brought new life to the people of venezuela. The oil beneath these waters belongs to those people, but the stupendous task of bringing it to the surface, refining and marketing has been the work of private, foreign capital and engineering genius, much of it north american, and half that work has been done by one company, Creole Petroleum corporation. Creole is an american company, affiliated with standard oil of new jersey, but it operates exclusively in venezuela, making its headquarters in caracas, a sparkling, modern city whose progress is rooted in oil. From its caracas offices, this Company Conducts business in the interests of the venezuelan people as well as its own stockholders. This is the story of an American Business firm which has become an integral part of a nations social and economic progress. Venezuela is a country of great natural resources, but only oil and iron have been tapped on a large scale. Th
Products are now available at the new cspan online store. Go tose and stored see san announcer in 1950, oilrich, venezuela was the fourth most prosperous country in the world with an average annual income of about 7500. With only switzerland, new zealand, and the United States doing better. In recent years, oil prices have dropped and venezuela has experienced political and economic turmoil. The country is now number 126 on the list of per capita gdp. Next, people and petroleum, the story of creole in venezuela. A 1950s promotional film showing the history of Creole Petroleums development and in venezuela, and what it argues are benefits to the country, including health care, education and infrastructure. At the time, creole was a Standard Oil New Jersey venuzuela affiliate and the worlds number two oil producer. It dissolved when the country nationalized their oil industry in the 1970s. Narrator stretching along the Eastern Shore of Lake Maracaibo in venezuela, is one of the industria
One of the largest known oil deposits in the world, this resource has brought new life to the people of venezuela. The oil beneath these waters belongs to those people, but the stupendous task of bringing it to the surface, refining and marketing as been the work of private, foreign capital and engineering genius, much of it north american, and half that work has been done by one company, Creole Petroleum corporation. Creole is an american company, affiliated with standard oil of new jersey, but it operates exclusively in venezuela, making its headquarters in caracas, sparkling, modern city whose progress is rooted in oil. From its caracas offices, this Company Conducts business in the interests of the venezuelan people as well as its own stockholders. This is the story of an American Business firm which has become an integral part of a nations social and economic progress. Venezuela is a country of great natural resources, but only oil and iron have been tapped on a large scale. This
A industries. The city of detroit itself was founded by the french in 1701. Detroit is a french name. It represents the straight of water being the Detroit River. It separates the United States from canada now. When at that time, it was one region of land that was inhabited by the various native american people. This is a representation of what it may have looked like around 1701 when the french settled this area. Theres a long history that took place before this. Human habitation began in this area as far back as 2000 years ago with the cultures that we sometimes refer to as Mount Builders that came out of the Mississippi River area. They came up to this region and left us these large burial mounds. At one point, there was six of them at least in the city. Now there is only one that remains on the grounds of historic fort wayne down at the Detroit River. Several of the tribes that were living here wouldve been the chippewa, the pottawatomie, the ottawa, the hereon. These people lived