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Video: 1957 Eisenhower & Macmillan in Bermuda

In January 1957, President Dwight Eisenhower invited British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan to a Big Two summit meeting in Bermuda, hoping to reestablish the relationship that was shaken by the Suez Crisis of 1956. The two leaders met in Bermuda from March 20-24 to publicly renew their friendship — they had served together in North Africa during... Read more of this article

Video from 1931: Prince of Wales Visits Bermuda

In February 1931, Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, traveled to Bermuda along with his younger brother George. He was en route to Buenos Aires to open a British Industries Exhibition. Large crowds gathered to welcome the Prince of Wales and his younger brother George at the dock in Hamilton. The Prince arrives, is welcomed and the group is then taken... Read more of this article

Video From History: Queen’s Visit in 1953

Queen Elizabeth II visited Bermuda last year, over 55 years since she first travelled to our 21 square miles in November of 1953. Her stop here was one of the first on a major tour of the Commonwealth that she undertook following her coronation in June 1953. The video below, filmed during the Queen’s visit in 1953, shows an aeriel view of Bermuda,... Read more of this article

1940s Video: American Sailors in Bermuda

As Bermuda celebrates Remembrance Day today [Nov 11] the vintage newsreel below shows American sailors on the island at a time when British Prime Minister Winston Churchill called us a “vital pillar in the bridge” connecting Britain and the US during the 1939-45 Second World War. During World War Two the island was considered an important... Read more of this article

Historical Video: 1944 ‘West Indies Calling’

This film, made in 1944 during the Second World War by the British Ministry of Information, West Indians and Bermudians are lauded for supporting the war effort, with the commentator saying “The West Indians have come over to help us.” Bermudians in the armed forces, with their distinctive “Bermuda” shoulder flashes, appear throughout... Read more of this article

Video: Bermudian WWII Vet Recalls Naval Service

One of the last of Bermuda’s surviving WWII war vets talked with us earlier this week about his experience serving in Europe with the Royal Navy in the 1940s. Jack Lightbourn left Bermuda in May 1944 as a 19-year-old to serve in the Royal Navy in Europe. Finishing his service in the area now known as Palestine, Mr Lightbourn served until 1946,... Read more of this article

Historical Videos: Bermuda In The 1930s

Take a step back in time with the videos below of Bermuda in the 1930s. As to be expected of video footage that is eighty years old, the videos are fairly grainy, but nevertheless provide an interesting viewing experience of a Bermuda from days past. Areas and aspects shown include Front Street, Hamilton Harbour, the Bermuda Railway, horse & buggies,... Read more of this article

Vintage Video: Bermuda in 1951

Take an e-walk back to Bermuda sixty years ago with this video of Bermuda in the 1950′s. The video shows Front Street and other parts of Hamilton with a proliferation of bicycles and horse and buggy carriages, and also shows Devil’s Hole, St. George and more. From The Travel Film Archive, this eight minute clip is of a trip to the island... Read more of this article

10 Videos: Bermuda International Film Festival

Scroll down to watch ten previews of films screening at the 2010 Bermuda International Film Festival starts this Friday – March 19, and runs until March 25. The annual festival will be showing a variety of films from around the world. Henri-Georges Clouzot’s The Inferno is showing at Specialty on Friday March 19 at 6:30pm and again at Speciality... Read more of this article

Videos: Previews of Bermuda Docs Film Festival

Below we have video previews of the three Oscar nominated films that will be screening at the Bermuda Documentary Film Festival [Bermuda Docs] from April 23-25. The event will be held in the Tradewinds Auditorium of the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute. Tickets are $15, and go on sale Friday April 9 at bdatix.bm, the I-store, 46 Reid Street,... Read more of this article

Vintage Video: Passage To Bermuda [1963]

Below is a thirty minute promotional film for travel to Bermuda in the early 1960s. Focusing on the “tourist side” of Bermuda, the film shows various Parliament, Peppercorn Ceremony in St Georges, President John F Kennedy’s visit and more. Considering the movie is almost fifty years old, the film is very clear. Related Stories Video:... Read more of this article

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