U.S. President Harry Truman arrives at Washington's Griffith Stadium in a car flanked by several Secret Service agents. Announcer notes this is the first time a president has attended a baseball game since the start of World War Two. President Truman and first lady Bess Truman take seats. Truman signs an autograph. Truman, a lefty, receives baseball from Washington Senators' manager Ossie Bluege and throws out the ceremonial first pitch. Also in attendance is the commissioner of baseball, Albert "Happy" Chandler. Game begins as visiting St. Louis Browns take the field. The Senators' second baseman George Myatt gets a hit to advance George Case. Washington star Cecil Travis (playing in his very first game since returning from 3+ years military service) makes an infield out but drives in the Senators' first run. Washington goes on to win the game 4-1.
Carrier planes of U.S. Navy 3rd fleet strike Japan. Torpedo planes bomb Japanese fleet in a sea. Carrier planes strafe ships, airbases, railroads and factories in Japan. (World War II period).
Colonel Kirkpatrick, the Commanding Officer in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Colonel Kirkpatrick works at a desk in his office. U.S. and Oak Ridge flags in the background. A meeting of Clinton Engineer Works. Facilities and Service staff in the meeting. A man takes notes. A map on a wall in the background. The Colonel addresses the meeting. F. F. Kromer is included in the meeting. Draws a diagram titled 'Alamogordo' that shows a tower (likely atomic bomb test tower), a photo location, headquarters location at 17,000 yards from the tower, and Control area at 10,000 yards from the tower.
The official birthday ceremony of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom in London, England. Traditional pomp and military pageantry tributes in the ceremony. Queen Elizabeth II rides a horse during the Trooping the Colour. Children in military dress watch the ceremony. Women in the crowd use cameras to take photographs. A slow march past by the Queen's guards. A band plays music. The Queen salutes the troops at The Mall.
Helen Wills Moody wins the Women's Tennis Wimbledon Championship in England. Spectators watch the Wimbledon match. Players at a court. Moody and her fellow players pose. Moody poses while returning back to the U.S.
U.S. golfer, Bobby Jones arrives with his trophies in Atlanta, Georgia. Bobby arrives by train. People gather on the platform to welcome him. Bobby comes out of the station. He poses holding a child in his arms. Bobby's four trophies displayed on a table. He poses with his trophies.
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