Infamy Speech
Sign in to saveAlso known as a date which will live in infamy, Pearl Harbor speech, Day of Infamy, Day of Infamy speech, Pearl Harbor address
December 8, 1941 speech by FDR on the bombing of Pearl Harbor
Wikidata facts
- Image
- Fdr delivers speech.jpg
Show 4 more facts
- point in time
- 1941-12-08
- Commons category
- Infamy Speech
- first line
- Yesterday, December 7th, 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.
- last line
- I ask that the Congress declare that since the unprovoked and dastardly attack by Japan on Sunday, December 7th, 1941, a state of war has existed between the United States and the Japanese Empire.
via Wikidata · CC0
On the map
Connections
Attack on Pearl Harbor
Concept
Japan–United States relations
Entity
joint session of the United States Congress
Entity
prelude to the attack on Pearl Harbor
Entity
Assistant Secretary of the Navy
Entity
first and second terms of the presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt
Entity
Washington, D.C.
Entity
World War II
Concept
George W. Bush
Person
World War I
Concept
Winston Churchill
Person
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Person
San Francisco
Entity
Harry S. Truman
Entity
Woodrow Wilson
Entity
Lyndon B. Johnson
Person
geographic coordinate system
Entity
September 11 attacks
Concept
International Standard Book Number
Entity
Herbert Hoover
Entity
Categories
1941 in American politics1941 in international relations1941 speeches77th United States CongressAmerican political catchphrasesAmerican political neologismsAttack on Pearl HarborDecember 1941 in the United StatesJoint sessions of the United States CongressPortal templates with redlinked portalsSpeeches by Franklin D. RooseveltUnited States National Recording Registry recordingsWorld War II speeches