National Invitational basketball championships match at Madison Square Garden in New York City.. Scenes from game between Seton Hall University "Pirates", including play by African American star player Walter Dukes ("Wally Dukes") against St John's "Redmen". The players display their tactics during the game. A man at court edge (possibly a coach) wearing an Indian head dress on his head to rally his team. 18,500 excited spectators, then the largest crowd ever to see a college football game at Madison Square Garden, cheer for their teams during the basketball game. Seton Hall wins 58 to 46.
Air Nautiques Amateur National motorcycle championship "Daytona 200" at Daytona Beach in Florida, United States. 113 motor bike riders race on the sandy beach during the 200 mile course. Motorcycle riders 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 bomb research and tests by United States Atomic Energy Commission, in Nevada, during the Cold War. A group of scientists aboard an aircraft performs secret research about atomic bomb explosions. The scientists put on gas masks and goggles for eye protection, and work with analysis and measurement equipment aboard the airplane. An atomic bomb 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.
A chimpanzee at a zoo in California, United States. The chimpanzee fills a small pool with water. The chimpanzee gets into the pool and plays. It drags a duck into the pool. The duck runs out of the pool.
Airplanes during test flights at Edwards Air Force Base in California. The airplanes can fly at an enormous speed. U.S. Navy Douglas Skyrocket parked at an air base. Test pilot Scott Crossfield (Albert Scott Crossfield) inspects the needle nose of a D-558-2 Douglas Skyrocket aircraft. Aerial views of the D-558-2 Skyrocket airplane in flight. Scene changes to an airfield in Inglewood California. A new light pusher airplane with an X-shape tail, the Acme Aircraft Co S-1 Sierra, is being rolled out of a hangar. A man stands nearby and looks at the airplane. A pilot in the cockpit. The airplane takes off from the air base for a test flight.
A football match between the Notre Dame University and the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, California. A large crowd gathers at a stadium to watch the match. The match in progress. The crowd cheers and applauds. The Notre Dame University team wins the match 48-14.
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