1941: President Franklin Roosevelt delivers his “Day of Infamy” speech. Let’s assume we don’t have to tell you what preceded this on Dec. 7. 1955: Dodgers catcher Roy Campanella wins his ...

The Infamy Speech was a speech delivered by President Roosevelt on December 8, 1941, one day after the Empire of Japan's attack on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor.

He was working for the U.S. Senate when Pearl Harbor was attacked and, as he told it, walked down the hall in the Capitol, witnessed FDR’s “Day of Infamy” speech and the next day showed up ...

Franklin D. Roosevelt gave a joint address to Congress on Dec. 8, 1941, the day after the attack on Pearl Harbor. The address ...

1941: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivers his famous “Day of Infamy” speech to a joint session of Congress a day after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Local journalism is essential.

Roosevelt addressed Congress, delivering his famous "Day of Infamy" speech. This speech was a rallying cry for the nation, as Roosevelt sought to unite the American people against the Axis powers.

the same day President Franklin Roosevelt delivered a speech to a joint session of Congress, famous for its opening line: "Yesterday, December 7, 1941 — a date which will live in infamy — the United ...

On December 8, at 12:30 p.m., the president asked for a declaration of war against Japan during a joint Congressional session in the House of Representatives in the United States Capitol Building in ...