Today No. 89

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Today No. 89

1965

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This newsreel includes footage of the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo, Japan and highlights of Ethiopian runner Abebe Bikila's world record-breaking victory in the marathon; a Nigerian businessman who operates a store in New York City; the competitions among performers at the annual Artistic Fortnight in the Kaporo area of Conakry, Guinea, some of which are attended by American entertainer Harry Belafonte, who is in Guinea to help form the Djoliba National Ballet; and the events of the 19th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), during which Alex Quaison-Sackey of Ghana is elected UNGA president and the nations of Malawi and Zambia are granted membership.

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Belafonte, Harry, 1927-2023

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Born to immigrant parents in Harlem on March 1, 1927, Harry Belafonte spent much of his youth in his mother's home country of Jamaica. Though difficult, life in Jamaica was full of rich cultural experiences that influenced Belafonte's art. At the beginning of World War II, Belafonte returned to Harlem with his mother and brother. He had trouble integrating into the new environment and later dropped out of high school to join the U.S. Navy. After Belafonte was honorably discharged, he went bac...