A mass meeting of workers in Chicago, Illinois. Interior of a building. A large crowd of workers seated inside a hall. The U.S. flag flying on a flag pole. A banner reads: 'Remember Pearl Harbor Be Alert'. Other banner reads: 'President Roosevelt Mayor Kelly We are Ready'. The workers pledge their services as air raid wardens.
Homecoming 1958 college football game played at Rice Stadium in Houston, Texas. The Rice Owls host the U.S. Army cadets from Westpoint. Scenes from the game. Rice Quarterback Alvin Hartman connects key passes to Buddy Dial. Also scenes with Army Quarterback Joe Caldwell throwing to Bill Carpenter (known as the "Lonesome End"), and later to halfback Bob Anderson. During the game, 69,000 home fans at Rice Stadium cheer while watching the action. After blocking a Rice field goal attempt on the 9 yard line, Army scores on a touchdown pass to Pete Dawkins (later the Heisman Trophy winner that year) in the final minute to win over the Rice Owls 14-7.
Polish refugees in Iran during World War II. The refugees walking in an area. People with their personal belongings loaded on carts walk on a street in Poland in 1939. They line up for food. A map locates the route traveled by the refugees. They reach Iran. They receive Red Cross aid. People receive clothes and shoes. They establish a village. People eat food. Children study in schools. Men and women work. They join and serve the U.S. Army.
French sailors and officers in the United States. French battleship Richelieu arrives in the U.S. It proceeds towards a navy yard for repairs. Men aboard the ship. An officer aboard the ship. The French flag flying atop a flag pole. French sailors parade in New York. Buildings along the sides of a street. Aerial view of the parade. People cheer. Confetti being thrown from the top of the buildings.
U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Strange McNamara leaves the office in the United States. President Lyndon Baines Johnson with other officials at a review stand. Honor guards stand holding flags. Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Henry Nitze makes a speech. Secretary McNamara stands in front of the reviewing stand. Secretary Nitze presents a citation to McNamara.
Upshot-Knothole Annie atomic bomb test in Nevada, United States. A sign board reads: 'US Atomic Energy Commission Nevada Proving Ground Mercury, Nevada'. A guard stands near the board. Men gather at the Nevada Test Site. Cars and houses in the area to determine their ability to withstand blast wave and radiation. Mannequins in a car and in replicas of houses. Soldiers huddle in trenches two miles away from the explosion area. Cameramen adjust their cameras to record the explosion. The atomic bomb explodes. A mushroom cloud is formed. People wearing goggles for eye protection are seen as they watch the explosion. Governor of California Earl Warren arrives at the explosion site. Personnel with Geiger counter take measurements near the bombing site later.
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