Opening scene shows view U.S. soldier atop a tank advancing along a waterway, behind a truck filled with infantry, during the Korean War. A civilian car caught in a flood. An American tank with 3rd Division infantrymen on edge of a flooded area. A civilian vehicle abandoned nearby. Narrator notes that Chinese forces were suffering defeats. Third Division infantry accompanied by armor, advancing in fields. Riflemen firing their weapons at an abandoned train and a building. Tanks advancing with infantry. Third division receives orders to anchor western end of the Iron Triangle in plan to contain Communist forces therein. American Junior officers discuss this with soldiers.
The launching of Echo satellite from Cape Canaveral in the United States. The satellite-Echo I, a 100 foot balloon, is carried by a rocket into an orbit. Men watch the rocket. The rocket is launched from a launching pad. The giant balloon acts as a radio mirror and bounces long range messages from the earth off its surface. U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower stands with other dignitaries and listens to the voices relayed by the Echo balloon from the space.
The U-2 reconnaissance aircraft spy trial in Moscow Trade Unions House, Russia. Exterior of the building. People gather outside the building. A vehicle passes near the building. Dignitaries gather inside the building. U.S. President Dwight David Eisenhower addresses the dignitaries and speaks about the Soviet exploitation. Cameramen record the President's speech.
United States boxers Max Baer and his brother, Buddy Baer, in New York in 1935. The boxers are in training for their next boxing bouts. People gather to meet them. Boxer Buddy Baer practicing in the boxing ring and uses a punching bag as he prepares for his fight with Jack Doyle. From a 1960 newsreel recounting events from 25 years before.
An aerial view of the city of Honolulu, on the island of Oahu, Hawaii. Views of countryside and of city factories, homes, and other features, .Numerous U.S. P-40 warhawk airplanes parked on a ramp, along with several training planes, at Wheeler Field. The final scenes include the Royal Hawaiian Hotel, on Waikiki Beach, and the Diamond Head volcanic ridge overlooking Waikiki.
Japanese aircraft attack Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, United States during World War II. Japanese diplomats come out of building in Washington DC after having met with Secretary of State Hull regarding peace terms. People gather outside the building. Japanese airplanes fly in formation over the Pearl Harbor. They bombard the United States Naval Base. U.S. ships underway at sea and docked at the harbor explode. Smoke arises from bombardment. People on the street as they run to save their life. From a May 1963 newsreel recounting the events years prior.
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