War Admiral wins Washington Handicap horse race at Laurel Park Racecourse (198 Laurel Race Track Rd, Laurel, MD 20725, United States) in Laurel, Maryland. War Admiral with his jockey Charles Kurtsinger on the racing track. Spectators seated in stands. The race starts. Spectators in the stand watch the race and cheer. War Admiral wins the race.
Woman explorer, Ruth McCombs Harkness, (widow of explorer, William Harkness) brought the first live panda (named Su-Lin) into the United States, when she returned from an expedition, on December 18, 1936. Here she is seen in the Brookfield Zoo, in the Chicago suburb of Brookfield, Illinois, where she is playing with a second baby panda (named Mei Mei) that she acquired in 1937. A large group of boys and girls, enjoy the antics as she plays with the baby panda. At one point, Mrs. Harkness lifts Mei Mei up close to the children. Next, she holds Mei Mei close to Su-Lin, as zookeeper Sam Parratt holds the larger panda. The two pandas nuzzle one another.
Midshipmen from United States Naval Academy at a dock in Annapolis, Maryland. A midshipman kisses a woman. Midshipmen stand in formation at a dock. Small tenders at the dock. The 1100 Navy midshipman board the boats. They are seated in the boats and wave as the boats set out approaching a nearby docked U.S. Navy battleship. U.S. flag in the foreground and cadets waving as they prepare to embark on a summer trip with Le Havre, France as their first stop.
The Race of the Century at the Pimlico Racecourse (5201 Park Heights Ave, Baltimore, MD 21215, United States) in Baltimore, Maryland in 1938. War Admiral and Seabiscuit moving towards the racetrack. Spectators in a stand. The race between Seabiscuit and War Admiral starts. Spectators in the stand cheer. Seabiscuit ahead of War Admiral.
Former President of the U.S. Harry S. Truman visits White House in Washington D.C., United States. The White House building. Truman and Bess Truman get off from a car. U.S. President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy welcome them. The White House staff greets them. Truman's daughter Margaret Truman meets her father former President of the U.S. Mrs. Kennedy escorts Mrs. Truman. Kennedy, Truman, First Lady and Mrs Truman stand together and the White House staff in the background.
United States First Lady Jacqueline "Jackie" Bouvier Kennedy visits Greece. Jacqueline Kennedy visits the ancient amphitheater (Dionysiou Areopagitou, Athina 105 55, Greece) in Athens with her sister, Princess Lee Bouvier Radziwill. Jackie Kennedy and party look at the amphitheater. Kennedy listens to a tour guide. Jacqueline Kennedy being received by King Paul of Greece and Queen Federica at the Old Royal Palace (Athens 105 57, Greece).
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