Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz is met by General of the Army, Douglas MacArthur, as he arrives by airplane in Manila, Philippines. Japanese diplomats and military officers board the U.S. Battleship, Missouri, to sign surrender documents. Admiral Nimitz is one of the signatories. Nimitz is given a hero's welcome, in Washington, DC, replete with a military parade. He addresses a joint session of the U.S. Congress. Admiral Richard Byrd briefs Admiral Nimitz (now Chief of Naval Operations) about the 1947 expedition to Antarctica. Admiral Nimitz receiving an honorary degree from Columbia University, in New York. (Others present during this event include General Dwight Eisenhower and General George Marshall.) Nimitz, appointed as UN Plebiscite Administrator for Kashmir. He is visited by members of the Japanese Diet and signs autographs for them. Nimitz standing with President Truman, who appoints him to a special commission on internal security. Retired Admiral Nimitz at home in his garden at Berkeley Hills, California. Weather vane at his house contains 5 stars and replica of a submarine.
New B-10 bombers taxi and take off. Under command of Lieutenant Colonel Henry (Hap) Arnold, a contingent of B-10s undertakes a long range mission from Washington, DC, to Fairbanks, Alaska. Aircraft and crews seen in heavy snow and cold in Alaska. Upon return to Washington, Arnold receives the MacKay trophy.
White Dome of the Humayun's Tomb (Nizamuddin, Nizamuddin East, New Delhi, Delhi 110013, India) in Delhi, India. Mughal architecture depicted in the building by its arches, paintings, and carvings. An iron pointed structure over the white dome of the monument. Tourists walk in front of Humayun's Tomb. Group of tourists advances towards the monument with a large gate in the background.
Local men carry goods over a small cart on street in Delhi, India. The Red Fort wall by the road. An Indian man rides bicycle on road. Trees with a wooden fence under them. View of two domes over Red Fort wall. A white Ambassador car drives on road next to the Red Fort (Netaji Subhash Marg, Lal Qila, Chandni Chowk, New Delhi, Delhi 110006, India).
Indian men ride bicycle on street in Delhi, India. Local shops in the background. View of the domes of the Red Fort (Netaji Subhash Marg, Lal Qila, Chandni Chowk, New Delhi, Delhi 110006, India). Local people walk on the street outside the monument. Ruins of a building with the Red Fort in the background.
Women carry tumblers of water on their heads at a street in Delhi, India. Tourists visit the Qutb Minar, also known as Qutub Minar or Qutab Minar (Seth Sarai, Mehrauli, New Delhi, Delhi 110016, India). Tourist climbs a wall next to the Qutb Minar. Man and a woman seated on an open ground. An eagle seated over ruined building. Broken pieces of a monumental building scattered over ground. Tourists walk under a large gate. Carvings on wall. The Iron Pillar next to the Qutub Minar. Men encircle the Pillar with their arms and make wishes.
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