Steven Terjeson | April 20, 2009
President Franklin Roosevelt’s “Day of Infamy” speech delivered December 8, 1941.
Mr. Vice President, Mr. Speaker, members of the Senate and the House of Representatives:
Yesterday, December 7th, 1941—a date which will live in infamy— the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan.
The United [...]
World War II History - Declaration of War Proceedings in Congress - 8 Dec 1942:
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Steven Terjeson | January 6, 2009
Today in WW II History
World War II History for January 6
1942 – U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt announced that he had authorized the largest armaments production in the history of the United States.
Committed to war in the aftermath of Pearl Harbor, the U.S. had to reassess its military preparedness, especially in light of the fact [...]
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Steven Terjeson | October 9, 2008
Today in WW II History
World War II History for October 9
1939 – The U.S. Neutrality Act suffers a public relations setback when the German battleship Deutschland captures the City of Flint, an American cargo ship carrying farming supplies to England.
1940 – London’s Cathedral of St. Paul sustains serious damage to the roof and altar [...]
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Tags: 1939, 1940, 1941, 1944, Churchill, Congress, London, Poland, Roosevelt, Stalin
