Marshal Josip Broz Tito of Yugoslavia arrives in the United Kingdom. Tito disembarks from his yacht Galeb (Seagull) to a smaller ship on the Thames River. He is greeted by Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Foreign Minister Anthony Eden. Explosion of a photographer’s magnesium flare near 10 Downing Street. Churchill and Tito inside 10 Downing Street. They pose and shake hands.
A bomb explodes on aircraft carrier USS Oriskany (CV/CVA-34) underway at sea off the coast of Korea. An aircraft takes off from the carrier. The F4U Corsair lands and a general-purpose bomb is released accidentally while landing. The bomb explodes and several men including the cameraman (Thomas McGrath) who was taking photographs are killed.
New spring headgear is displayed in New York, United States. A woman wearing a bonnet seated on a chair. An artist sketches her picture. Models wearing hats by Chanda and Florelle. Soft marabou Easter bonnet. A hatbox handbag of natural straw with rhinestones. A woman wearing a black velvet picture bonnet with lilac blossoms on the brim. Models display various patterns of bonnets. Designer puts a floral bonnet on woman.
A basketball match between Indiana Hoosiers and Kansas Jayhawks for National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) crown being held in Kansas City, United States. A crowd in a stadium. A banner reads: 'Kansas NCAA Champs'. The match in progress. Kansas’ Dean Kelley takes the ball. The crowd cheers and applauds. Indiana wins the match.
Atomic bomb test in Nevada, United States. Aftermath of the blast. Formation of a mushroom cloud as the bomb explodes. Men looking at the explosion. Test houses and cars are seen being destroyed in blast wave, to note the effect of the bomb blast. A rubbled house. Dummies or mannequins inside the house.
Transocean Airlines Flight 942, a Douglas C-54G-10-DO Skymaster (registration N88942) carrying United States Air Force personnel, crashes in Alvarado California, United States. The crash killed 30 Air Force personnel and 5 civilians. Parts of the wrecked aircraft on a field. Badly damaged aircraft. The aircraft crashed just before landing. A man looks at the wreckage.
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