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On December 8, 1941, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt addressed Congress and asked for a declaration of war against Japan. |
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His impassioned speech, in which he said "Yesterday, December 7, 1941 - a date which will live in infamy", is considered one of the most powerful political speeches of all time. War was officially declared against Japan later that day and the United States was effectively ushered into World War II. |
