ZUM4869591: Aug 10, 1947 - Washington, District of Columbia, U.S. - President HARRY S. TRUMAN (C) signs a proclamation marking August 1st, 1947, the 40th birthday of the AAF, as Air Force Day, at a White House ceremony on the 10th, witnessed by former Lieutenant General JAMES H. DOOLITTLE (L), president of the Air Force Association; W. STUART SYMINGTON (R), Assistant Secretary of War for Air; Major General LAURIE NORSTAD (2nd R) and Director of Plans and Operations Division of the War Department General Staff; and Lieutenant General HOYT S. VANDENBERG (2nd L), Deputy Commander of the AAF. Observances from coast to coast and throughout the world will honor the millions of men and women, living and dead, whose contributions to the growth of American air power make the AAF this country's most far-reaching weapon of defense. / Bridgeman Images
ETE4869774: Second World War (1939-1945) - Operation Cobra (July 1944) (WWII - Operation Cobra in Normandy (July 1944): A family of refugees in Brecey (Manche) in front of the carcass of a broken US M8 self-gun - The city was liberated during the advance on Avranches - Photography beginning August 1944 / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4870232: Aug. 08, 1953 - Professor Piccard makes first descent in his new” Bathysphere”.: Professor Piccard the famous Swiss-Belgian physicists was accompanied by his son Jacques when he recenlty made his fisrt descent into the sea in his newly designed bathysphere” Triesto”, at Castellamaro di Stavbia, Naples. He hope to reach a depth of 13,000 fot during experiment near the Islands of Fonsa to study and photograph the sea bed. During these tests - three dives of 40 feet, lasting a few minutes only were made / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4874082: Tue 03, 1953 - The” Curly Haired Darling Of Paris Arrives: Among the arrivals in London today from Paris is lovely Miss, Vita Pointe, who was recently chosen by a group of G.I. ' s at Shaef in Paris as having the” hair that world's most like to run car hands through”. Mile Points her come to London to demonstrates a English Hair dressing / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4868203: Aug. 08, 1953 -” ALICE IN WONDERLAND BALLST. London Festival Ballet, which has been on a Canadian tour, open their Summer Season at the Royal Festival Hall invorrow, with the World Premiers of a new two.act ballet” Alice* in Wonderland ', based on Lewis Carrol's immortal Fantasy KEYSTONE PHOTO SHOWS- The striking, costume worn by JANET OVERTOW, as The Queen of Hearts seen at today's rehearsal. / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4868611: Aug. 08, 1953 -” Rifles and Bombs Hidden in Van” More serious charges to be brought.: The Police intend to bring a more serious charge against three men now on remand accused of being in possession of firearms - it was stated when they made their second appearances at Bishops Starford, Herbs. Today, Manus Canning (27) of Londonderry; Cathal Goulding (31) of Rathfranham, Co. Dublin and Sean Stephenson (25) of no fixed addressed were all remanded in custody. It was alleged that they were found at 3-20 a.m. in Bishops Strotford conveying 108 rifles, eight Bren guns, 15 Bren gun magazines, tan sten guns, Once Piat Mortar, One Brewing Machines Gun, one 2 in, Morter and 6 two inch mortar bombs / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4868716: Aug. 08, 1953 - Chancellor At The Butts; Mr. R.A. Butler, the Chancellor of the ezchaquer, who is on holiday, smiles as he waits for the birds to rise. He is at the butts on the moors at Ma sham, Yorkshire, where, yesterday he was a member of Viscount Swinton's grouse shooting party on” The Glorious Twelfth ' / Bridgeman Images