People gather at the Fairmount Park in Philadelphia, United States. It was reported that children saw a vision of Virgin Mary in the bushes of the park. The bush is converted into a shrine, hung with many rosaries and medals. People watch the bush and pray.
Workers load the battlefield salvage for shipment to United States Mills in Korea. Many shell cases, brass and steel scrap are loaded for their reclamation. Tanks, bulldozers and other battle-damaged equipment reconditioned in Japan depots. Men work in the factories. Reconditioned tanks parked on the ground.
Models display various collections of fabrics on the shipboard in New York. They display the designs on the new Italian liner Andrea Doria. They display new silhouettes and fabrics in fashion created by Leonard Arkin. Trees and buildings in the background.
Crowd gathers at the National Horse Show in New York. Men on horses participate in the hurdle race. Horse jumps off the hurdles. People watch the competition between two young Canadian and English equestriennes. Canadian teenage female rider Shirley Thomas wins the Goodwill Challenge Trophy. Canada's Mounties perform their Coronation ride for a colorful closing of evening.
Upshot-Knothole Annie atomic bomb test in Nevada, United States. A sign board reads: 'US Atomic Energy Commission Nevada Proving Ground Mercury, Nevada'. A guard stands near the board. Men gather at the Nevada Test Site. Cars and houses in the area to determine their ability to withstand blast wave and radiation. Mannequins in a car and in replicas of houses. Soldiers huddle in trenches two miles away from the explosion area. Cameramen adjust their cameras to record the explosion. The atomic bomb explodes. A mushroom cloud is formed. People wearing goggles for eye protection are seen as they watch the explosion. Governor of California Earl Warren arrives at the explosion site. Personnel with Geiger counter take measurements near the bombing site later.
United States soldiers on Mount Washington in New Hampshire, United States. Quartermaster testing unit soldiers in new cold-bar suits while climbing the mountain. Weather thermometer on Mount Washington. They float around in an icy pool to test the suit. Soldiers taking off their wet suits.