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FDR: “Yesterday, December 7, 1941—a date which will live in infamy—the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately…”

On the recordDecember 7, 1941
Yesterday, December 7, 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.
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FDR
Democratic · New York
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Address to Congress Requesting a Declaration of War with Japan

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