FDR's "Day of Infamy" Speech |
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"Day of Infamy" Speech by Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1941. FDR gave this "Day of Infamy" speech on December 8, 1941, the day after the Japanese launched a surprise attack on the United States Navy Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. After delivering this speech in a Joint Address to Congress, the United States voted to declare war on the Empire of Japan. Click to enlarge. For a printable version of this speech to use with teacher-led DBQs, click here. |
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