Side view of a U.S. Army 1st Provisional Air Brigade DH-4 single-engine bomber aircraft taking off from an Aircraft Carrier. 2,000 pound bombs are dropped on the USS Alabama, BB-8, an intentional practice target in the Chesapeake Bay. Huge explosions on the target. Dense cloud of smoke rises and tall masts come toppling down. The battleship rolls partially and sinks in shallow water.
Events related to the barracks bombing in Beirut, Lebanon. Marine CH-46 Sea Knight elicopter in flight above sea. It approaches towards the camera and lands on the deck of the aircraft carrier. Crew members stand on the flight deck of the carrier. Two soldiers board the helicopter. Forward Air Controller (FAC) gives the green signal. The helicopter lifts off.
U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt delivers his Annual Message to Congress in Washington DC, USA. In his speech he makes the following remarks, 'Millions of Americans believe in the facts that democratic form of government and democracies are best able to cope with the changing problems of modern civilization and to maintain peace among them. Conference in Buenos Aires sent forth a message on behalf of all the democracies of the world to those Nations which live otherwise. The United States of America must continue the task of making democracy successful'. The conference room roars with sound of applause and cheering. Members of the assembly shake hands with President Roosevelt.
People’s Republic of China Premier Zhou Enlai announces the news of China's first successful nuclear test. People cheer. Preparations for China's second atomic test is done. Men prepare trucks and equipment. Combat team briefed. Troops chant communist slogans. Troops and their horses wear protective clothing before entering the radioactive zone. Troops take cover at a safe distance before the blast and cover their eyes with protective glasses. Nuclear explosion at the horizon. Mushroom cloud rises high in the air. The blast wave destroys everything in its path. Tanks and troops enter the radioactive zone. Cavalry advances on ground. Troops move behind tanks. English translation narration overlays Chinese narrator in background.
British oil fields in Iran. Air view of an oil refinery. Oil wells. Barren mountain country of Iran. Oil trucks drive on roads cut in mountains. An oil well tower. Machinery being handled by hands. Oil wells and mountains. Large pipes between mountains for piping oil to coast. Oil being pumped in ships. Several ships at a harbor.
A forest in Caracas, Venezuela. Clouds in the sky. A man in the forest . A road near the forest. Branches of a tree sway. The tree falls down. A tower in the background. Smoke rises in the air from near the tower. A bare tree near it. A curve in a road. Trees on both the sides of the road. Vehicles being driven past on the road
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