WWI draft and mobilization activities in 1917-1918. United States Secretary of War, Newton D Baker at his office in Washington DC, United States. He works on a Man Power Bill to make military registration compulsory for previously registered men between the ages of 18 and 45.
Officials draw drafts under Selective Service System at the Department of Labor auditorium in Washington DC, United States. Attorney General Robert H Jackson and Secretary of Navy, William Franklin Knox draw numbers and President Franklin D Roosevelt announces them, during United States initial build-up of military forces prior to the country's involvement in World War 2. A man writes down the numbers drawn on a draft board.
A session of the Congress in Washington DC, United States. President Franklin D Roosevelt in his message to the Congress emphasizes about the need for rearmament to avert the danger of an attack during the World War II. In his speech he talks about the need to protect the American hemisphere against an invasion. He also enumerates the possible threats to the independence of United States. He lays emphasis on the need to increase the production of war materiel and ammunition to get ready for the war in case of an attack.
President Franklin D Roosevelt during the Rearmament speech before the Congress in Washington DC, United States talks about the superiority of the United States Armed Forces. He says that security must be absolute. He also talks about the possibility of an emergency session of the Congress in case of National Emergency. He declares peace as the main objective of America. Congressmen stand and applaud in appreciation after the speech ends.
After the riots in Chicago, Illinois. Chicago Temple building, cars, and buses on a street with tall buildings in the background. The Unity Building (127 N Dearborn St, Chicago, IL 60602, United States) and the Chicago City Hall (121 N La Salle St # 107, Chicago, IL 60602, United States) in Chicago. American and Chicago flag at half-mast after the riots in Chicago. An official building with an American flag on it at half-mast. Events were after the death of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.
Japanese Judy plane also known as Yokosuka D4Y aircraft bursts into flames while in flight in World War 2. It crosses bow of a United States aircraft carrier and explodes on starboard side. United States F6F aircraft in formation. Men on the deck of an aircraft carrier, bombs transferred from an ammunition ship. Men unload bombs and carry them for storage. Men unload ammunition cases from a net.
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