A film on the life of American astronaut John Herschel Glenn Jr, the first American to orbit the earth in 1962. A U.S. Air Force Military Air Transport airplane lands at an airport. People gather at the airport to greet John Glenn after his journey. He comes out of the airplane. Glenn seated in a car with his wife and U.S. Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson. The car drives along. People gathered along the sides of the streets wave and cheer as the car moves past. Arrival of U.S. President Kennedy at Cape Canaveral, where President Kennedy descends the steps of the Air Force One aicraft. U.S. President John F Kennedy presents Astronaut John Glenn with NASA Distinguished Service Medal for his Mercury-Atlas 6 mission. Astronauts applaud. Several officials and dignitaries at the ceremony. Glenn arrives in Washington DC. Crowds gathered to greet Glenn, with some standing on bridges and overpasses in the rain to cheer him. Interior of the White House. Astronaut Alan Shepard, John Glenn and his wife at the White House with the President and first lady Jackie Kennedy, and Vice President Lyndon Johnson. Glenn seated in a car. A crowd gathers on a street of Washington DC during a parade to honor John Glenn. They wave and greet him. Buildings along street sides. A ticker tape parade in New York. Exterior of the U.S. Capitol. The speaker of the house addresses the members of the Congress. He talks about the achievement of Glenn. Members of the Congress applaud and cheer. Glenn addresses the Congress. The members applaud. Cameramen record the event.
Production of Research Safety Vehicle (RSV) mini cars in the United States. NBC Newsman Jim Vance reads the news about a safety car produced by the United States Department of Transportation. He speaks about the features of the car. The RSV car moves along a street. The car on a ramp during a crash test. An airplane parked in the background. Secretary of Transportation Brock Adams talks about the car. He speaks about the technology used in the vehicle. Steering wheel of the RSV car. People look at the car.
An aerial coverage of Nagasaki, Japan to show the atomic bomb damage which occurred during World War II. Aerial views of a harbor area and a river parallel to the Mitsubishi Small Arms Plant and a new air strip. Ships anchored and a bridge over a river. Views of buildings and plants.
Joe Louis wins the world heavyweight boxing championship in Chicago, Illinois. A large crowd and a large number of vehicles are on the road in front of Comiskey Park. Police gathered at the stadium for the bout. Stadium sign : 'Comiskey Park, Home of the White Sox'. Spectators enter into Comiskey Park. View of enthusiastic celebration among a throng of people in Harlem on news that Joe Louis, AKA the Brown Bomber, had defeated James Braddock. Pan view from feet to head of Joseph Louis Barrow (Joe Louis), the heavyweight boxing champion of America, after winning the world championship crown on June 22, 1937 against James J. Braddock (opponent) in round 8 in Chicago. View of James Braddock (nicknamed "Cinderella Man") seated with his family in an interview after he defeated Max Baer for the title, but before the fight with Louis. Braddock asks his son, "Now that Daddy is champ, what do you want him to get for you." His son replies that he'd like a bike. Braddock answers, "A big bicycle" and his son says yes. View of Braddock alone, with a bandage on his left ear. (Audio present at end of clip only during Braddock interview.)
Families are resettled by the resettlement administration in the Great Plains, United States. Animated map show the Great Plains with an area of 4,00,000,000 acres. It shows 4,00,000,000 acres of destroyed and 2,00,000,000 acres of badly damaged land. 5,800,000 acres is retired from use, 65 land projects, $21,400,000 loaned to 155,000 farmers and 4,500 families are resettled by the resettlement administration. Farmers move to the Great Plains. New houses and buildings are built by resettlement administration. Homes of the farmers on farms. View of the Great Plains.
Acting Military Governor General Timofei Dudarjov is interviewed in Germany. The seat of Soviet Military Government for the state of Saxony. The Acting Military Governor of the States of Saxony is interviewed by U.S. correspondents. A Russian aide and a Russian girl interpreter present. Acting Military Governor Major General Timofei Dmitrievich Dudarjov. Insignia of the Guards Regiment. His aide Colonel Ivan Feodorvitch Karnautchenko. The name of the girl interpreter is Eugenia Vasilievna. Next to the aide is Victor Bernstein of PM. Next to the interpreter is Kendall Foss of the New York Post. The General talks.
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