Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941. View from carrier Akagi of two other Japanese aircraft carriers, the Kaga (front), and the Zuikaku (rear) underway in the Pacific Ocean. Japanese naval officers aboard a carrier. Japanese deck crews work on Japanese aircraft aboard a carrier. Japanese pilots assembled on the flight deck to receive final briefings before taking off. Information posted on a large blackboard as pilots are briefed. Japanese dive bombers and torpedo planes take off from the aircraft carrier. Planes in flight. View from Japanese airplanes as the attack on Pearl Harbor takes place. Smoke rising from explosions. View from aircraft flying directly overhead as bombs explode on Ford Island airbase.
A 50 mile car race at Hankinson speedway in Langhorne, Pennsylvania. A large number of spectators gather at the Hankinson speedway to witness an inaugural 50 mile car race. Car race gets underway. A driver looses one of the wheels at top speed during the race. Mackenzie crosses the finish line ahead of others to win the race. He drinks after the race to celebrate his victory.
Congressional medal of valor being presented in Seattle, Washington. Sailors lined up on board a ship off the coast of Seattle, Washington. Lieutenant Arthur W. Davis, Commander of Coast Guard cutter Red wing. Lieutenant Davis being presented the Congressional medal of valor on board the ship for saving lives of 16 sailors during a storm.
The Henry Dreyfuss New York Central Mercury locomotive in Harmon, New York. A man works on controls as he operates the new streamlined steam engine, Mercury. Mercury being run along side an old steam engine during a test by the New York Central. Mercury races ahead of the old engine. Mercury on track.
Kids display their pets at a contest in Berkley, California. Kids parade with their pets at the tenth annual Recreation Department contest in Berkeley, California. Kids display nearly 700 animals at the show. Kids with different pets like jack rabbits, mongrel dogs, turtles, chicks, lamb and a burro.
Navy team wins Adams cup in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Teams from Navy, Pennsylvania, Harvard and Massachusetts Institute of Technology row boats at Charles river in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Teams compete for the Adams Cup. Motor boats also underway at the river. Navy wins the race to capture the Adams Cup
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