BIG BEN'S BIRTHDAY
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- (4 Jun 1959) There's a special reason for these pictures of the Houses of Parliament. This year of grace marks the hundredth birthday of the world's most famous clock. Everyone calls it "Big Ben" (though that's not really quite correct), and we all set our clocks and watches by it. Eleven o'clock was the historic hour chosen for the ceremony, the birthday celebration, which was attended by Parliamentarians and Government officials. Big Ben, to be correct, is the hour bell, and they used sixteen horses to bring it to Westminster, in 1859. It was Sir Benjamin Hall (First Commissioner of Works, at the time) after whom Big Ben (the bell) is named. Since the end of World War One, the striking of eleven o'clock by Big Ben has indeed acquired special significance. The hour of remembrance through three reigns. Then war again, and Big Ben itself went to war. It became the symbol of Britain's survival. All through the blitz, the old clock helped to keep London ticking, however hard the enemy struck. When the House of Commons itself was laid in ruins by enemy bombs, Parliament's clock escaped. Big Ben was still going strong! And to-day, high above the rebuilt House of Commons, Big Ben still tells the time with faithful accuracy. Few of us who listen to the chimes have seen the "works", so here they are. They only stopped once because of a mechanical defect ... in December 1944. ® Big Ben, a hundred years old, with a personality of its own. And a voice of its own, just a little bit cracked!
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3:30 that is a powerful sound!
Germans: lets destroy the parliament!
Also Germans: except that bell....
0:07 20th Century fox 1936 fanfare plays
100%
2:03 this would be the message that would change history forever and this clock is important Big Ben chimed and keeps going
No skyscrapers around it that was really beautiful
Stands out more though
This is movietone Jeffery Sumner reporting.....BONG
Happy 160th Birthday Big Ben.
Cambs TV
It was in July 16th. 5 days before my birthday
Happy birthday big ben...
3:29
1:45
Remembrance Sunday ❤️
My favourite day every year
No, that is Harold Macmillan, British prime minister.
Cameras were invented in 1826. Why are there no real photos? Tartaria
British movietone news intro sound like 20th century fox
Happy birthday big ben
Happy birthday to big ben🥳
I Love big ben
0:17
How would big ben eat cake
Idk xD
Brady Anderson
I’m having a special birthday because I’m 18 in 5 months
The Hammer Which makes the bell work smashes the cake.
@@Bobbyandmogcorrect
1:44
Cutie
omg hes like 162
Did anybody notice that the Movietone intro was the 20th century fox intro-
Yea
The grandfather of 20tg century fox
No surprise, as Movietone News was established from what was known as "Fox Films" and "Fox News" - note, not the same Fox News of Murdoch's empire, no, this Fox News was first established in 1919.
London's famous War
Still on 1959
0:52 Is that Donald Trump on the right?
activetruman
activetruman He time traveled 😮😮😮😮
No. It was Harold Macmillan who was PM at the time.
2:23 did He say pe**s or between us
Hahahaahahahahaahh
Funny
He Say Between Us
He Say Between Us
It's old
0:08 Fox 20 Centry (God i cant spell)
20th century fox
Westminster Chimes wouldn’t be Westminster Chimes without Five Nights At Freddy’s
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Kyle Choy tricked
AAAAAAAAH YOU GOT ME :(
Dude, Ive known this only cause of FNAF, and im even in a fan remake!
U Stoopid