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1940 launching of USS Hornet (CV-8); accomplishments of USS Hornet, famous for the 1942 Doolittle Raid during World War II.

A film titled 'The Life and Death of The USS Hornet' dedicated to the workers of America's shipyards and war plants during World War II. The Capitol building in Washington DC. U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt gathered at press conference to announce the bombing of Tokyo Japan by Doolittle Raid forces in April 1942. Reporters run out to phones and typewriters. A man at NBC microphone in 1943. The headlines of newspapers read 'Japs Murder Doolittle's Fliers'. American people in groups and families listen to radio broadcasts, gathered at work and in living rooms around radios to hear the radio news. They buy newspapers at newsstands. Headline of newspaper reads "Carrier Hornet was Shangri-La". Workers at shipyard, factories, machine shops. Men and women war workers of varying ages and races, including white, Japanese-American, and African-American seen welding, machining, and working to buld the ship and its parts. Scenes from the launching of USS Hornet CV-8 in December 14, 1940, with sponsor Annie Reid Knox at the launching.

Location: Washington DC USA
Date: 1942
Duration: 2 min 42 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675074562
Kids exhibit excellent horsemanship at a rodeo in Kansas City,Kansas

A newsreel titled 'Trick riding youngsters' shows kids participate in a rodeo in Kansas City, Kansas. They exhibit excellent horsemanship by riding and controlling the horses.

Location: Kansas City Kansas USA
Date: 1934, November 14
Duration: 48 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675038345
Excited spectators at baseball game between Brooklyn Dodgers and St. Louis Cardinals, 1942

Clip begins Pete Reiser of the Dodgers and Murry Dickson of the Cardinals shaking hands and talking before baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn New York. Shot of Dodgers standing atop dugout step. Brief shot of Dodgers manager Leo Durocher. Majority of clip focuses on fans in the stands. Spectators in early 1940s-style clothing, both men and women, are seen in varying moods as the game progresses. Many close up views of fans and spectators, sometimes cheering, sometimes angry and booing, other times expectant and tense. Many men wearing suits, ties and hats, and smoking big cigars; female fans wearing dresses. (Note: the large crowd and downbeat mood of the spectators suggests this game could be from either September 11 or 12, 1942, both games which the Dodgers lost to the Cardinals at Ebetts Field as the teams battled for first place in the National League.) (World War II period).

Location: Brooklyn New York City USA
Date: 1942
Duration: 3 min 56 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675035770
United States paratroopers undergo physical training at Fort Benning, Georgia (WW2)

Parachutists undergo physical training at Fort Benning, Georgia during World War II. United States troops exercise on parallel bars and narrow catwalks. They learn acrobat technique to fall on ground without hurting themselves. Paratroopers mass jump from a fleet of aircraft in flight. The trainees land on ground with their parachutes.

Location: Fort Benning Georgia USA
Date: 1942
Duration: 1 min 6 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675043869
The soldiers of the 1st Cavalry Division traverse rough terrain during their training at Fort Bliss in Texas.

The training of the 1st Cavalry Division at Fort Bliss in Texas. The soldiers on horses and in jeeps traverse rough terrain. The soldiers hold rifles. (World War II period).

Location: Fort Bliss Texas USA
Date: 1942
Duration: 2 min 17 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675063100
The soldiers of the 1st Cavalry Division firing a bazooka during their training at Fort Bliss in Texas.

The training of the 1st Cavalry Division at Fort Bliss in Texas. Soldiers on horses and in jeeps traverse rough terrain. A few soldiers advance holding a bazooka. The soldiers place the bazooka on its stand and fire. Smoke rises from the firing. (World War II period).

Location: Fort Bliss Texas USA
Date: 1942
Duration: 2 min 19 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675063101
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