Olympic trials in California, United States. Athletes compete to make it to the Rome Olympics as they participate in sprints, pole vault and high jump. Don Bragg sets a new record in pole vault of 15 feet 9 and a quarter inches. In high jump John Thomas sets a new record.
Democratic convention of 1960 in Los Angeles, California, in advance of the 1960 Presidential election in the United States. Various candidates competing for the nomination at the convention arrive in Los Angeles and receive a warm welcome. Lyndon Johnson arrives as his supporters gather to cheer him. Adlai Stevenson's supporters carrying his posters welcome him at the airport. Senator John F. Kennedy being given a warm welcome as girls dance and people cheer him. At the convention in Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Senator Frank Church addresses the delegates. He talks about the two blocks- Democratic and Communist. He appeals to the delegates to nominate a powerful leader as their Presidential candidate.
The launch of United States nuclear submarine Thresher. Newly developed deeper nuclear submarine Thresher is launched by Fredrick B. Warder at a ceremony in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Naval officers applaud at the launching. Thresher underway at sea.
Miss Universe 1960 at the Miami Beach Auditorium (1901 Convention Center Dr Miami Beach, FL 33139-1820) in Miami, Florida. Contestants from various countries walk down the stage at the Miss Universe contest. Linda Bement from the United States wins the 1960 Miss Universe title. Miss Universe 1959 winner Akiko Kojima crowns Linda as the new Miss Universe. Photographers click pictures as the new Miss Universe poses for the camera.
Scenes from the Democratic National Convention of 1960. People gathered outside the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena in Los Angeles, California. Delegates inside the convention hall carry banners in support of Lyndon Johnson. Others carry banners for John F. Kennedy. Governor Orville L. Freeman speaks at the podium and proposes Senator John F. Kennedy as the nominee, then Senator Eugene McCarthy puts forward Adlai Stevenson II for nominee. Eleanor Roosevelt also appears at the podium in support of Adlai Stevenson. The voting results are announced, and John F. Kennedy wins in a landslide. Kennedy delivers a speech thanking the delegates for their support and expressing hope that he will live up to their expectations as the Presidential election nears.
Airplanes during test flights at Edwards Air Force Base in California. The airplanes can fly at an enormous speed. U.S. Navy Douglas Skyrocket parked at an air base. Test pilot Scott Crossfield (Albert Scott Crossfield) inspects the needle nose of a D-558-2 Douglas Skyrocket aircraft. Aerial views of the D-558-2 Skyrocket airplane in flight. Scene changes to an airfield in Inglewood California. A new light pusher airplane with an X-shape tail, the Acme Aircraft Co S-1 Sierra, is being rolled out of a hangar. A man stands nearby and looks at the airplane. A pilot in the cockpit. The airplane takes off from the air base for a test flight.
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