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Remembering Pearl Harbor – President Franklin Roosevelt’s Speech
It was on this day 74 years ago that the course of World War II would change.
December 7, 1941 - "a date that will live in infamy"
That's a passage from President Franklin D. Roosevelt's speech the day following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. It was a surprise attack that caught America off guard.
But, once the Sleeping Giant woke, well, you know what happened next...
Go back in time and watch President Roosevelt's speech below:
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