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President Franklin D. Roosevelt
President Franklin D. Roosevelt's Day of Infamy Speech
12/8/1941
Transcript of Message to Congress Requesting Declaration of War Against Japan
Transcript of Message to Congress Requesting Declaration of War Against Japan
12/8/1941
Annotated Draft of Proposed Message to Congress Requesting Declaration of War Against Japan
Annotated Draft of Proposed Message to Congress Requesting Declaration of War Against Japan
12/7/1941
Tally Sheet of the House of Representatives Vote on a Declaration of War Against Japan
Tally Sheet of the House of Representatives Vote on a Declaration of War Against Japan
12/8/1941
FDR
FDR's Fireside Chat After the Declaration of War on Japan
12/9/1941
FDR Signing the Declaration of War Against Japan
FDR Signing the Declaration of War Against Japan
12/8/1941
Admiral C. W. Nimitz, CinCPac, pins Navy Cross on Doris Miller, at ceremony on board warship in Pearl Harbor, T. H.
Admiral C. W. Nimitz, CinCPac, pins Navy Cross on Doris Miller, at ceremony on board warship in Pearl Harbor, T. H.
5/27/1942
Avenge Pearl Harbor. Our bullets will do it
Avenge Pearl Harbor. Our bullets will do it
ca. 1942-1943
Captured Japanese Photograph Taken during the Attack on Pearl Harbor
Captured Japanese Photograph Taken during the Attack on Pearl Harbor
12/7/1941
"Day of Infamy" Speech
"Day of Infamy" Speech
12/8/1941
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