I was in the backyard starting my evening chores when we heard of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. At school the next day, we listened on the radio as President Roosevelt addressed a joint Congress which declared war on Japan. I was 15 and a junior in school on December 7, 1941. How many of you have a memory of that day?
The first sentence of Roosevelt's speech was as follows:
"Yesterday, December 7th, 1941 --a date that will live in infamy--the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan."
Later in his address he said -- "With confidence in our armed forces, with the unbounding determination of our people, we will gain the inevitable triumph, so help me God."
Minutes later Congress declared war with only one dissenting vote.
The first sentence of Roosevelt's speech was as follows:
"Yesterday, December 7th, 1941 --a date that will live in infamy--the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan."
Later in his address he said -- "With confidence in our armed forces, with the unbounding determination of our people, we will gain the inevitable triumph, so help me God."
Minutes later Congress declared war with only one dissenting vote.
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