U.S. President Dwight D Eisenhower presents a Medal of Honor to Marine Corporal Duane Dewey in Washington DC. President attaches the honor to the shirt of the Marine who threw his body against a grenade to save lives of his fellow marines. President congratulates Corporal Dewey as he smiles.
Grandchildren of U.S. President Dwight D Eisenhower walk and play in the lawn of White House, Washington DC. Two young children descend from stairs and play in lawn. Photographers take photos of the children. A young brother and sister and an infant. The children play with their pet dogs Scotty and Skunkie.
National Invitational basketball championships match in Seton Hall, New York. A match between Walter Dukes and St John's which Walter Dukes won by 58-46. The players display their tactics during the match. Excited spectators cheer for their teams during the match.
Air Nautiques Amateur National motorcycle championship on Daytona Beach in Florida, United States. 113 bike riders race on the sandy beach during the 200 mile Kentucky Derby. Bikers spill while taking turn on the sands. The winner Paul Goldsmith wins the race with a speed of 94.8 miles per hour during the race. A woman kisses the winner on his victory.
Secret atomic researches and tests by United States Atomic Energy Commission, in Nevada. A group of scientists aboard an air plane performs secret research about atomic bomb explosions. The scientists put on gas masks and goggles for eye protection, and security equipment aboard the plane. An atomic explosion is seen below and the plane passes above near the atomic mushroom as volunteers test their eye protection. On the ground, cameras in the blast wave record damage incurred to parked airplanes on the ground by the force of the explosion blast wave. An airplane tail section burns while it traverses the explosion cloud. A giant Boeing B-50 Superfortress bomber codenamed Rosebud is seen on an atomic bombing run in an actual atomic test. The pilot and bombardier are shown in the plane, the target sight is seen on the ground, and the atomic blast is seen from the B-50 flying overhead. Massive explosion and mushroom cloud seen forming. The atomic cloud rises up in sky.
U.S. Vice President Richard Nixon visits a U.S. air base at Kimpo in Korea. Nixon with United States Air Force officers. A sign in the background reads: "4th Fighter Intercepter Group Combat Operations". He climbs into the cockpit of and F-86 aircraft. He shakes hand with some air force officers. Some cameramen with their recording cameras. The officers salute. Nixon meets some flyers from the United Kingdom, as well, standing in front of their Canberra twin jet aircraft. Two squadrons of U.S. Air Force jet fighters fly over in formation.
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