This Day in History: Pearl Harbor

Seventy-five years ago on December 7, the Japanese military launched an unprovoked and deadly attack on the American naval base in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. President Franklin Roosevelt described that day in 1941 as “a date which will live in infamy” during an appearance before a joint session of Congress the very next day. After a brief and forceful speech, the United States officially entered World War II when lawmakers approved a resolution declaring a state of war with...

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