“Yesterday, Dec. 7, 1941 — a day 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.” ~President Franklin D. Roosevelt
The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike conducted by the Imperial Japanese Navy against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on the morning of December 7, 1941. The attack led to the United States’ entry into World War II.
Below is a memorial clip, published by the U.S. Navy this week, followed by Roosevelt’s famous speech.
Remembering “A Date Which Will Live in Infamy”
President Franklin Roosevelt addresses the nation the day after the attack on Pearl Harbor calling it, “a date which will live in infamy.”
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