Ringling Brothers Barnum-Bailey Circus visits Bellevue Hospital for entertaining the patients. The circus performs in front of the hospital. Children in wheelchairs enjoy as clowns entertain them. A clown walks on stilts. Bed ridden patients look from the windows of their rooms. The circus elephants perform. A child is brought near an elephant. The crowds clap.
Launch of the aircraft carrier USS Lexington (CV-16) in World War 2 at Fore River Shipyard, Quincy,Massachusetts, United States. The decorated aircraft carrier stands in the dock. A sign reads 'The navy wants this ship to replace the Lexington. Let's go. Fore River!' Several sailors who served on the 4th USS Lexington, are present for the launching. Mrs. T.D. Robinson, who also christened the 4th USS Lexington, does the honors for the newest one, and the aircraft carrier glides down the ways into Boston Harbor.
Allied War Council plans for invasion. A Joint Allied War Council meeting at the White House during World War II. U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt and the British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and other warheads discuss strategy at the meeting. Military headgear on the racks. U.S. Army Chief of Staff, General Marshall also present. The council members on the White House lawn with U.S. President Roosevelt and the British Prime Minister Churchill.
The history of famous airplanes. A Curtiss airplane in Long Island, New York. The aircraft is parked on an airfield. Hangars in the background. Men stand near the airplane.
'Polio Mother of the Year' is named in New York, United States. Mrs. David W. Phillips is given the title. She got the title for her achievements in regaining a normal family life even after she and her three children were stricken with polio. Mrs. Phillips in a wheel chair. Her children stand near her.
American boxers Thomas "Hurricane" Jackson and Floyd Patterson prepare for a heavyweight championship. Thomas Jackson trains in New Jersey, United States. He wears a mask. Jackson practices in a ring. People watch him. Patterson practices for the match. People watch.
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