A parade in Buffalo, New York. A large crowd of junior birdmen salute United States Army Air Corps pilot Jimmy Doolittle. Jimmy Doolittle on a dais with dignitaries.
A fashion show at Central Park Zoo in New York City. Seals jump into a pool. Models pose in fur coats, in front of cages holding animals of the same species as the coat. A woman in a spotted coat from a leopard skin poses in front of a leopard cage. A model in a lion coat poses in front of a female lion cage. A fox. A woman poses in an elaborate fur coat.
Harness racing at Roosevelt Raceway in Westbury, New York. Spectators in the stands to watch the Messenger Stakes. The horses race around the track. Filly Countess Adios jockeyed by Del Miller leads the race. Countess Adios wins the race.
U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower reviews weapons at Fort Benning in Georgia, United States. Civilian officials and military officers review the weapons. President Eisenhower is accompanied by U.S. Army General Omar Bradley. Two hundred pieces of weaponry including tanks, combat rockets and Pershing missiles pass in review. A Redeye missile launcher is demonstrated by a soldier. A mobile train passes in review. A missile is launched. A missile firing helicopter is demonstrated.
Venetian May wins the Kentucky Derby of horse racing. The Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Kentucky, United States. People in the stands to witness the race. The horse race in progress. Venetian May wins the derby.
United States Air Force Lockheed U-2 aircraft are assigned to Strategic Air Command's 4080th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing for filter duct calibration flight testing. A Lockheed U-2 aircraft in a hangar at Edwards Air Force Base in California, United States. A ladder near the aircraft. Crewmen help a pilot with a portable oxygen equipment as he climbs into the cockpit. The aircraft is pushed out of the hangar by a truck. 'US Air Force' and '66714' painted on the aircraft. An Auxiliary Power Unit ( APU ) truck backs up to the aircraft. Crewmen unroll and hook up a flexible hose to the aircraft. The pilot in the cockpit. A red light blinks on and off. A crewman rewinds the hose. Insignia '4080th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing' and '66714' on the tail. Rear wheels and outrigger gear under the right wing. The crew chief on a ladder beside the aircraft. He gets down. The right wing tip, skid and rear landing gear. The crew chief closes the canopy and removes the ladder. The aircraft taxis from the ramp onto a runway. A crewman removes the safety pin from the outrigger gear. The aircraft taxis and takes off.
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