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.
'Aerial bombing of obsolete battleship'. Bombing of an old United States Navy battleship USS Alabama (BB-8) in the Chesapeake Bay of the Atlantic Ocean in 1921. General William L Mitchell on the bridge of United States Mine Planter Schofield. Secretary of Navy Denby's yacht underway at sea. Planes maneuver off to Tangier Island, Virginia. A plane drops a chemical bomb, it strikes the forward deck and explosion occurs. An aircraft drops smoke bombs in water and smoke rises. White phosphorus bombs dropped and a massive explosion occurs.
Bombing of the United States Navy battleship USS Alabama (BB-8), in the Chesapeake Bay near the Atlantic Ocean, conducted by General Billy Mitchell. High explosive white phosphorous bomb strikes United States Navy battleship USS Alabama, and explosion occurs and smoke rises. Damage caused due to aerial bombing on port side and on the forward deck of the battleship. Wrecked portions of the ship. Steel frame structure.
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