Japanese air attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, United States during World War II. Japanese officials seated at a desk discuss amongst themselves. Narrator indicates they plot an attack on Pearl Harbor. Japanese airplanes warming up on Japanese aircraft carrier ship in preparation for the attack. Japanese aircraft flying overhead to attack Pearl Harbor. Street scenes in Honolulu during the attack on Pearl Harbor. Nurses, workers, and civilians running to assist wounded, and smoke from attack visible in distance. A two-man submarine on a beach, that narrator says was used in the attack on Pearl Harbor. Stern of the 2-man mini or midget Japanese submarine. Japanese pilot dead in water and Japanese airplane hoisted out of water in Pearl Harbor after the attack.
Support vehicles with sirens running exit Cape Canaveral airfield pre dawn. NASA scientists communicate with “Friendship 7” and the Bermuda Mercury-Atlas 6 telemetry station at mission control center. Bermuda station requests a 5 minute hold on count down. Officials in Mercury-Atlas 6 control room. Mercury-Atlas 6 flight path on world map on wall. NASA scientist on his computer. Astronaut John Glenn's face in helmet before launch. People gathered on the beach waiting to watch the “Friendship 7” launch. A reporter talks on his headset beside the Mercury-Atlas 6 flight path. John Glenn’s face in helmet. Mercury-Atlas 6 officials talks on headset, agreeing to continue with countdown to “Friendship 7” launch. The “Friendship 7” before launch. Positional globe in capsule holds steady before launch.
Various scenes of Cape Cod during sunset. Aerial view of Cape Cod and Provincetown showing its distinctive hook-shape. Hermit crab sleeping on sand. A crab moves on the sand. Bird perches in tree. Fish swim in clear stream. A bee approaches flower. Flowers in Cape Cod. A bee pollinates a white flower. View of a meadow full of flowers. A wall design with an eagle and stars. A horseshoe hanging on wooden beam. A dried flowers in vase at window. A ship sails off the coast of Cape Cod. Seagulls fly above Cape Cod. Distant view of Provincetown across water. The Longpoint Beach lighthouse in Provincetown. Various scenes showing the dunes of Cape Cod near Provincetown.
Map of the pacific including Japan, Aleutian Islands, and Alaska. Illustrated lines show various distances from the U.S. mainland to Tokyo and locations in the Aleutian Islands. Graphic zooms in on Dutch Harbor. Scene changes to footage showing the aftermath of Japanese bombing of Dutch Harbor, which took place on June 3 and 4, 1942, during WW2. A large cloud of smoke rises in the distance, more close by. People use hoses to spray out fires. Scene changes to present establishment of a U.S. position in the Aleutians. Shot of General Eugene M. Landrum, who sits on a box, smoking a pipe, wearing a scarf and hat. Wide panoramic shot of U.S. camps being assembled near a beach. Anti-aircraft gunners stand alert beside their weapon. A team of men carry a large roll of field wire through the grassy terrain to establish lines of communication.
The New York Times headlines dated February 1, 1958. The headline reads 'On Canaveral's Beach the cry was "Go Baby!"' The article is about the elation of civilians and military as rocket rose.
Children build sand castles on a beach. Artist Gutzon Borglum working in his studio and later on site building the Mount Rushmore Memorial. His son, Lincoln Borglum, is also pictured and interviewed about the project. Footage of the actual carving efforts is shown. The sculpture of the Mount Rushmore Memorial shows face sculptures of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln in South Dakota, United States. The American flag over the face of Abraham Lincoln's sculpture. Tourists view the Rushmore Memorial.
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