Allied invasion of Iwo Jima, Japan during World War II. U.S. aircraft on a field. An aircraft in flight. It emits smoke from tail section. A sign reads 'Wash mess gear here'. A United States Marine with chemical sprayer on his back. He sprays bodies of dead Japanese soldiers.
A circus at Central Park in New York, United States. Elephants perform at the circus. Children and adults watch the performance. A horse moves its feet quickly to stay upright and balanced while standing on a fast rotating platter stand. A man balances himself on a high wire tightrope. A man performs stunts on a bicycle leaned back so that it rides only on the rear wheel. A bear rides a unicycle.
U.S. Army Air Force fliers being decorated at Bolling Field in Washington DC, United States. Commanding General of the U.S. Army Air Forces, Lieutenant General Henry H (Hap) Arnold, decorates aircrew members who took part in the Doolittle Raid against the Japanese in World War 2. Lt. Gen. Arnold pins the Distinguished Flying Crosses on the airmen. A flier with his wife after receiving the medal.
John Fitzgerald Kennedy is elected the 35th President of the United States November 8, 1960. John F Kennedy and his wife Jacqueline Kennedy during a ticker tape parade (this was on October 19, 1960 in New York City during the presidential campaign). The two ride in a convertible through the city streets and greet the gathered crowd. People cheer and greet the President-elect. Photographers click pictures of the event. John Kennedy votes during the presidential elections on November 8. JFK among his supporters. President-elect John Kennedy with the Vice President-elect, Lyndon B Johnson, in a gathering at the Kennedy compound in Hyannis Port on November 9.
Children wish the world a Merry Christmas from Washington DC, United States. Children of foreign Ambassadors and officials stationed in the U.S. capital attend an International Christmas broadcast to extend holiday greetings to youngsters in the other countries. The young boys and girls dressed in their native costumes stand in lines around a NBC microphone. Flags of the various representative countries in the background. A girl sends a Christmas greeting to the viewers.
United States President Franklin Roosevelt campaigns in New York City during 1940 presidential election. A large crowd gathered to greet him in Newark, New Jersey. He arrives in the Presidential motorcade. Views of the motorcade driving past the crowd, as seen from a moving vehicle. Roosevelt seated in car beside New York Governor Herbert Lehman, and New York City Mayor Fiorello La Guardia. Roosevelt addresses the people as the Presidential election campaign enters its final phase. Policemen control the large crowd. People seated to hear his speech. He addresses the gathering. The President officiates at the ground breaking for the $57,000,000 Brooklyn-Battery tunnel to connect Manhattan and Brooklyn.
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