Protesters clash with anti-riot police in downtown Washington D.C. during the inauguration day for Donald Trump as the President of the United States. MPDC (Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia) policeman in riot gear throws a smoke bomb at the crowd. One man shouts "grenade!" while another shouts “don’t throw that at people!”. Crowds move away from smoke bombs. Protesters crowd the street opposite the policemen. Journalists and spectators use their smartphones to record and take pictures of anti-riot policemen at the intersection of K and 12th Street, NW.
Mechanized smoke screen surrounds the harbor of Palermo, Italy during World War 2. Thick smoke screen, provided by the 69th and 78th Chemical Smoke Generator Companies of the United States Army, covers the view of Palermo old town, the Gulf of Mondello, and the nearby Palermo mountain range.
British and United States soldiers clear up rubble in ruins of Messina after the Allied Invasion of Sicily in World War 2. Commandos of the British Army cook with military stove and drink with mugs on a devastated street in Messina. A military vehicle drives through ruined part of Messina (probably 157th Infantry, 45th Division ). View of a partly sunken ship by the waterfront. General George S. Patton and General Lucian K. Truscott arrive in Messina’s waterfront. Generals George S. Patton and Lucian K. Truscott speak with British officer at city hall after surrender at present day Piazza Unita d'Italia (building seen behind them is Via Giuseppe Garibaldi, 134, 98121 Messina)
A documentary detailing the effects of atomic weapons on Boeing B-50 bomber Superfortress airplanes, via Project 5.2 for the measurement of the effects of atomic weapons. Animated drawings of aircraft identified as WADC B-50 D, SAC B-50D, Navy AD-2, and T-33. and flying over a map, including aircraft shockwaves nearby. A B-50 bomber Superfortress aircraft codenamed “Clay Pigeon No.3” in flight formation on target run. B-50 bomber code named “Clay Pigeon No. 2” flies over a mountainous terrain. A Douglas AD-2 of the United States Navy code named “Duckbill” in flight formation on target run. Seven Lockheed TAC T-33 Shooting Star (with code name Leap Frog) approaching target after a bomb’s release. A target circle in ground as seen above. Aerial view shows the detonation of an atomic bomb, showing the expansion of super-heated circle cloud. Aerial view of cloud formation from atomic bomb detonation. A B-50 Superfortress in flight experiences sudden violent vibration from detonation nearby. A view of a mushroom cloud formation. A Douglas AD-2 flies near a mushroom cloud.
FBI Academy student trainees in Combat Village, an assembly of buildings used for practice by the United States Marines at Quantico. FBI instructor wearing an "umpire" helmet speaks to trainees gathered around table with guns, megaphones, and other equipment. Instructor picks up hand set of military field radio while instructing. FBI Academy students pick up rifles, megaphone, and tools from the table. Close up of FBI Instructor with helmet written “UMPIRE”. Simulating an arrest of a prisoner hiding out, an FBI Academy student demands surrender using a megaphone, saying "this is the FBI...the house is surrounded." Man backs out of doorway with hands up. Man leans against wall, with legs spread. FBI Academy students frisk prisoner and find a hand gun. FBI agents enter the house to search. Prisoner is led away in hand cuffs. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director J. Edgar Hoover speaks from his office, saying, "each of the special agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation must be ready and capable to meet any challenge." FBI Academy student leaves his empty dormitory room. FBI Academy students board a bus. Sign nearby reads “FBI Academy”. Bus departs the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia (FBI Academy Building 8-102 Quantico, VA 22135). Men and women exit from the front of the FBI Headquarters in Washington D.C. at the Department of Justice building (950 Pennsylvania Ave NW) in Washington, D.C. “We daily pledge our fidelity, bravery and integrity.”, says J. Edgar Hoover as he ends his speech.
Official seal of fictional "UrbanTown" in the United States. In dramatization, an official presents an award for valor to the widow of a police officer with two children. An award "For Merit" in woman’s hand. Dramatized newspaper headline reads, “Slain City Policeman Given Highest Honor”. Aerial view of an American city. 1960s cars honking in traffic jam. Street scenes in Washington, D.C. neighborhoods include old apartment building, smoke and pollution coming from factory chimney. African American pedestrians walking in Washington, D.C. Passengers waiting to board a crowded bus in Washington, D.C. Children playing jump rope in front of a school. African American children play ball in a street in Washington, D.C. A man walks in front of an old police building in Washington, D.C. A police chief reviews policemen standing in formation. Narrator indicates that police officers are often blamed by residents who are frustrated by circumstances of urban living. One of the police officers is an African American man. The other 15 are white men.
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