8-year old boy Tommy Illayes of Tonawanda NY bravely crosses heavy currents of river Niagara above Niagara Falls. Cameraman films him from boat. Boy crosses under a bridge.Boy reaches the finish point and poses in elation. His time for 4.5 miles was 41 minutes. July 1941.
Young couples enjoy sport of sand sailing in special sail powered 3-wheel carts on beach at Swamp resorts in Sea Islands. Different camera shots of speeding sailing carts are taken. Spectators gather across resort to enjoy the sport. July 1941.
President Franklin Roosevelt along with Vice President Garner and other dignitaries gather for the 77th annual congress in Washington DC. President addresses nation in conference hall full of legislators ,reporters,and photographers. President says 'America must spent billions on weapons to aid the embattled democracies of world'. President promises to send in number, ships,tanks,planes and guns to their aid. All at conference applause President's noble notion. January 1941. (World War II period).
President Franklin Roosevelt's diplomat Harry Hopkins exits his car and makes his way towards the Pan American Airbase. Surrounded by press and photographers he arrives at dock. Hopkins waves to the crowd and leaves for Lisbon in the Yankee Clipper Boeing-314. January 1941.
Pearl Harbor in Hawaii during and immediately following bombing by Japanese forces on December 7, 1941. Harbor installations and warships burn from attack by Japanese aircraft. Many US Navy ships seen burning in harbor. View from a high point overlooking the harbor. Camera pans and black smoke is seen rising from many burning ships. Destroyed planes in hangar. Finger points upward and then USS Arizona (BB-39) is struck and explodes. Black smoke rises from USS Arizona as it burns in the harbor. Burning U.S. Navy warships partially submerged. Capsized USS Oklahoma (BB-37). Fire boats spray water on the burning ships.
German General Erwin Rommel inspects German bunkers and fortifications in North Africa. The General talks to a soldier and walks away. The German Army soldiers stand with their military tanks near their bunkers. General Rommel in a tank, having conversation with another officer. (Scenes are from 1941, but narrator is noting that Rommel has died, indicating that this is news form 1944, but is showing scenes from several years prior.)
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