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mahatmakanejeeves

(57,586 posts) Thu Dec 8, 2022, 07:17 AM Dec 2022

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Roosevelt Addresses Congress Aka Roosevelt Asks For War Against Japan (1941)

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On this day, December 8, 1941, Roosevelt addressed Congress and asked it to declare war on Japan. (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2022 OP

There was only one vote in Congress against declaring war on Japan. MarineCombatEngineer Dec 2022 #1

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1. There was only one vote in Congress against declaring war on Japan.

Thu Dec 8, 2022, 08:59 AM

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2. Declaration of war by Congress, signed by FDR, VP Wallace and Speaker Sam Rayburn, today 1941:

Thu Dec 8, 2022, 12:51 PM

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Declaration of war by Congress, signed by FDR, VP Wallace and Speaker Sam Rayburn, today 1941:

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House Gallery ticket to watch FDR's "infamy" speech asking Congress for war, today 1941:

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FDR standing (with help from hidden leg braces) outside U.S. Capitol after asking Congress for war, today 1941:

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Wearing mourning armband for his late mother, FDR signs Congressional war declaration against Japan, Oval Office, today 1941:

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