Visual History - 1941

Duration: 800 ft.

Year Published: 1941

Complete Record: ms - vs, various families listening to radio - , news bulletin interruption "Japanese have invaded Pearl Harbor vs - January 1941 - England be burned and bombed, Winston Churchill speaking, English sorting through rubble vs - Washington, FDR being sworn in for a third term, FDR inaugural address compared to Washington and Lincoln's day vs - parades on Inauguration day vs - men waking up in bunks, drafts men, American soldiers, men's chorus singing to soldiers vs - Rosie the Riveter, boom of the 40s, planes trains, automobiles, salons, bowling, torturous exercise machines, April 6, 1941 - Germany strikes Yugoslavia and it falls ms - FDR speaking in front of US savings bond poster vs - American crowds, Joe Dimaggio playing baseball, cheering Dimaggio's home run streak kids playing baseball, kids boxing melee in kids boxing ring, teenagers with model airplanes, mimicking war Hitler orders troops into Russia in June FDR - speaking out against Hitler Jitterbugging, Benny Goodman British people dancing with gas masks on at party British warship brings Churchill to FDR - Atlantic Treaty, Nato FDR and Churchill sing church hymn shipboard with soldiers planes being built stateside submarines - uboats sinking American ships bringing supplies to England. Roosevelt announces entrance into war American sailors acting on order "Shoot First" ship being launched secretary of Navy Frank Knock World Series 1941 Yankees vs. Dodgers Yankees win American striking coal miners John L. Lewis speaking out against government seizure of coal mines Senator Tom Conolly of Texas speaking out against strike because of war FDR thanksgiving with Polio children football game - Army vs. Navy Japanese ambassador Umiro speaks of Peace bombing of Pearl Harbor Dec 7th 1941 FDR speaks about Pearl Harbor Army recruitment center , men shipping off to war, soldiers marching