Major events of the year 1951. A Kefauver Committee appointed by the Senate probes into the nexus between the underworld and the politics in United States. Committee headed by Estes Kefauver holds its hearings. Former Mayor of New York, William O' Dwyer testifies before the committee. Frank Costello smokes a cigarette during one of the committee's hearings.
Major events of the year 1951. Republican Party nominees Robert Taft, Senator of Ohio and Earl Warren, Governor of California begin their preparations for the 1952 Presidential elections in United States. They address a press conference. Eisenhower remains silent on the issue. President Harry S Truman while addressing the Women's National Democratic Committee refuses to reveal the name of Democratic candidate for Presidential elections.
United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia, USA. Members of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) lined up as President Roosevelt arrives in a car. CCC men clap and cheer upon President Roosevelt’s arrival. The president exits the car and inspects CCC men at a camp during the construction of Shenandoah National Park in the Great Depression. The president eats lunch with the men outdoors. A waiter serves the president with lunch. President Roosevelt expresses his gladness on visiting the camp during lunch. He also lauds the efficiency of the camp.
An El Al airlines Lockheed Constellation passenger plane lands at U.S. Military Air Transport Service Terminal, Washington; located at Washington National Airport (2401 Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Access Rd, Arlington, VA 22202, United States) in Arlington Virginia. From the airplane descends the first Prime Minister of Israel, David Ben-Gurion, and his wife Paula Ben-Gurion. Security guards keep a vigil. Crowd cheers for him at the terminal building. Ben-Gurion and other dignitaries greeted and welcomed by officials. He shakes hands with officials and moves towards the terminal building.
First Prime Minister of Israel David Ben-Gurion arrives at an airport in United States. Prime Minister, his ministers and dignitaries descend from a Lockheed Constellation plane of El Al airlines. Location is U.S. Military Air Transport Service Terminal, Washington; located at Washington National Airport in Arlington Virginia. Ben-Gurion is greeted by officials. A crowd at the terminal buildings observes him while security guards keep watch.
United States naval proving grounds in Dahlgren, Virginia. Photography being used to determine the rate of spin of a projectile. A man works on a micro flash camera and light flashes. As the projectile is fired two flash lights being used to take a picture. A photograph of the projectile after firing. Difference in position of projectile from one photo to another helps to establish the rate of spin.
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