USAAF B-29 Superfortress in flight from Smoky Hill Air Force Base in Kansas,United States. The United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) B-29 Superfortress heavy bomber aircraft takes off. The USAAF C-54 Skytrain military transport aircraft takes off.
Iron Curtain speech by Winston Churchill at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri, early in the Cold War. British Leader Winston Leonard Churchill at podium addresses the gathering in his "Sinews of Peace" speech. Officers seated on a platform in the background. Churchill speaks of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republic (USSR) and the creation of the Eastern Bloc. He places certain facts about the present position in Europe. The Opposition Leader states that Soviet Russia does not desire war but the indefinite expansion of their power and doctrines. The gathering applaud. He continues his speech by insisting on the permanent prevention of war and the establishment of conditions of freedom and democracy. He declares that a good understanding on all points with Russia under the general authority of the United Nations Organization should be made.
Iron Curtain speech by British Leader Winston Churchill at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri. President of the United States Harry S Truman and British Leader Winston Leonard Churchill travel through streets in a motorcade. They wave and civilians cheer. A large crowd gathered at the Westminster College hall. British Leader Churchill addresses the gathering. President Harry S. Truman, and officers seated on a platform behind Churchil, who speaks about the secret experience of the atomic bomb which the United States, Great Britain and Canada share. He mentions the fraternal association of the English speaking peoples.
U.S. President Truman and British Leader Winston Churchill arrive in Fulton, Missouri. President Truman and Winston Leonard Churchill step down from the President's railroad train car. Photographers take pictures. Truman and Churchill get in to a car and travel the streets in a motorcade. Large crowd of spectators gathered on either side of the street, holding American and British flags. President Truman waves his hat and greets the onlookers. President Truman waves his hat and Winston Churchill smokes a cigar, as they stand on steps of Westminster College building.
Iron Curtain speech by Winston Churchill at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri. President of the United States Harry S Truman introduces Winston Leonard Churchill. The large crowd gathered at the Westminster College hall, applaud. British Leader Churchill at podium addresses the gathering. President Truman and officers seated on a platform behind the speaker. Churchill speaks about the relationship between the British Commonwealth and Empire and the United States. He speaks about the establishment of Communist fifth columns. President Truman and Winston Churchill both receive honorary degrees.
Test Baker during Operation Crossroads at Bikini atoll in the Pacific Ocean. Test ships are seen in distance. The scene is static until about 3 minutes into the clip, when an Atomic bomb suspended beneath an anchored ship detonates. A large flat cloud spreads across the water followed by appearance of a huge vertical column of water that creates tremendous wave engulfing test ships, as it descends back down again.
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