A man signals to United States Marine Corps (USMC) UH-3A helicopter. United States President John F. Kennedy arrives at the U.S. Navy ship USS Observation Island (EAG-154) by helicopter. A sailor plays his bugle and salutes. The president meets the ship's commander and other officers. President Kennedy observes a Polaris missile test with the USS Andrew Jackson submarine (SSBN-619) firing the missile. Other officials accompany President Kennedy to watch the missile test. President Kennedy gives a short speech on board USS Observation Island. Later in the day, President Kennedy speaks to Major General Davis and Launch Operations Director Kurt Debus in Florida before boarding the Air Force One (VC-137C SAM 26000).
Japanese perspective of Japanese bombing attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, United States during World War II. Animated map showing Japan, neighboring Asian countries, the West Coast of the United States, and the Pacific Ocean. The map measures the distance of Hawaii between Japan and the United States. A Japanese fighter plane squadron in flight. United States Navy battleships in column underway at sea. A sailor operating a signal lamp. A captain steering the ship while other crew members work. Side view of a convoy of American destroyers and cruisers in the Pacific Ocean. An animated map of Oahu showing the location of Honolulu, Moloka’I, and Pearl Harbor. A detailed map of Oahu in Japanese.
Imperial Japanese Navy officers standing on bridge of a warship in World War II. Two Japanese aircraft carriers Kaga and Zuikaku underway at sea. Japanese officer uses a pair of binoculars. Plane pushers moving planes on flight deck of aircraft carrier. A Japanese pilot in white suit runs past crewmen. Air 'boas' on the bridge of the Japanese carrier give a 'launch planes' signal. A Japanese senior officer gives out instructions to pilots on flight deck. The officer stands in front of wall written with Japanese writings. Japanese Navy Nakajima B5N 'Kates' fighter engines turning up on deck. The sailors remove chucks from under the wheels of the fighter planes. The pilots run to embark on the ‘Kates’ fighter planes. The Nakajima B5N 'Kates' fighter planes taking off one by one from the aircraft carrier. Sailor waves a white flag. Japanese Navy Aichi D3A 'Vals' aircraft take off in formation. An aerial formation of the 'Vals' approaching Pearl Harbor. Type 97 carrier attack-bomber model 3 in flight. Aerial view of various Japanese aircraft bombing over Pearl Harbor and Wheeler Field.
Japanese Navy battleships in column underway at sea after Pearl Harbor attack in World War II. Ships sailing in rough waters. Japanese ships approaching an island in the Pacific. Japanese battleships firing its main batteries. Imperial Japanese Navy fleet in the Pacific Ocean. An aerial formation over a Japanese flag.
Funeral procession for the victims of the USS Maine disaster in Havana, Cuba leading to the Spanish-American War. A detachment of sailors, United States Marines, and young boys preceding the procession. Nine hearses carry the coffins of the USS Maine victims, with the United States flag draped over each coffin. At the side of each wagon walk the pall bearers, surviving comrades, their heads bowed in bereavement. More naval officers and marines, and lastly a procession of carriages, followed by a large crowd on foot follow the hearses.
U.S. Navy ship USS Indiana (BB-1) at the Dry Tortugas islands, west of Key West, Florida in the Gulf of Mexico during the Spanish- American War. The USS Indiana is seen from a moving yacht. The USS Indiana lies at anchor taking on coal. Marines and sailors are seen on the decks. Workers hustling “King coal” into the battleship, with coal passers running back and forth on the deck.
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