United States Army soldiers at a baseball game in Yokohama Park Stadium (Yokohamakoen, Naka Ward, Yokohama, Kanagawa 231-0022, Japan) in Yokohama, Japan, during the postwar Allied occupation following World War II. The stadium had been renamed and a sign on it reads "Lou Gehrig Stadium." U.S. soldiers enter the ballpark to watch the baseball game. A crowd of American soldiers in the stands. Baseball game in progress. First Lieutenant Don Pinciotti, assigned to ASCOM-C 8th Army Headquarters, as Athletic Officer in charge of all Recreational Activities, for USA troops in and around the Yokohama area, is seen playing as catcher and manager of the 8th Army Chicks. Japanese bat boys sit near the dugout.
The United States and Spain compete in Team Handball, during the Summer Olympics of 1972 held in Munich, Germany. Scenes of the game underway, with the U.S. team (White) in possession of the ball and attempting to score. A scoreboard displays the score, ESP vs. USA, tied at 0-0. Then, the U.S. team scores, and the scoreboard shows 0-1. The Spanish team (Red) takes the offensive and presses the U.S. defenders, who foul a Spanish striker and lose the penalty throw, making the score even at 1-1 (scoreboard not seen). In their next possession, the U.S. team again scores and the fleeting image of scoreboard shows: 1-2.
A handball game being played between the teams of the United States and Spain during the Summer Olympics of 1972 held in Munich, Germany. A scoreboard displays the score. Spectators seated in the stands. The game in progress. (Note: The game ended with USA winning 22-20. But neither team fared well in this event during the overall competition.)
Animated map of Bikini Atoll area shows islands of Bikini, Ailinginae, Rongelap, and Rongerik. The predicted fallout radiation strength is posted for each area of the map with accumulated radiation doses to H+50 noted. The decreasing dose from 3000 to 1300 and then 800 is shown. A dotted line demonstrates path of fallout radiation over the Bikini Atoll area. Next, a map of the United States USA Eastern seaboard is shown with Washington D.C. as the origin of the atom bomb explosion and the fallout cloud extending to New York City.
The 1966 Miss World pageant, held at the Lyceum Theatre Ballroom (Lyceum Theatre, 21 Wellington St, London WC2E 7RQ, United Kingdom) in London, United Kingdom. Women beauty pageant contestants seen on the stage include contestants from Germany, New Zealand, Sweden, Syria, Venezuela, USA, France, Yugoslavia, and India. Miss India, Reita Faria, sits on the throne while Miss World 1965, Lesley Langley of United Kingdom, crowns her as Miss World 1966. Italian artist and director Beni Montresor is seen as one of the judges. Reita Faria walks the stage carrying scepter and wearing crown.
A speed skating competition in New York. Speed skaters race each other in a snowy, short track speed skating rink. A contestant slides off the track near the audience. Contestant 18 wins the race. A smiling contestant. A speed skating competition for teenagers begin. Teenage speed skaters flawlessly race in the snowy rink. Audience cheers as the winner approaches the finish line. Teenage speed skating winner, wearing a USA sweater. Female skaters begin speed skating in the snowy, short track speed skating rink. Contestant 458 finishes the race first. Winner of the speed skating- women’s division, wearing an “Iceland” sweatshirt with New York Yankee logo on the arm.
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