Franklin Delano Roosevelt's Day of Infamy speech was delivered on December 8, 1941, in response to the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese on December 7. The speech aimed to rally the American public and Congress to support a declaration of war against Japan, marking the United States' entry into World War II. Roosevelt characterized the attack as a "day that will live in infamy," emphasizing the need for unity and resolve in the face of aggression.
"December 7 1941 - a date which will live in infamy" - President Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Franklin Delano Roosevelt is the one who wrote his speech to Congress on December 8, 1941. This speech will be remembered as "The Day That Will Live in Infamy" speech.
December 7, 1941
Franklin Delano Roosevelt declared December 7 a date that will live in an infamy. Here was his speech: "Members of the Senate, and the House of Representatives. Yesterday, December 7th, 1941, a date which will live in an infamy, the United States of America... was suddenly, and deliberately attacked... by a naval air force of theirs: Imperial Japan. I have asked Congress to declare war on Japan and her allies."
Infamy (the noun) is also an adjective (infamous), referring to being remembered for something bad. The best-known use of the word came from President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Here's a sentence: President Roosevelt called the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941 "a day that will live in infamy." And it has-- many people still learn about it, and remember what a terrible event it was.
"Yesterday, December 7, 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 ." ~ Franklin Delano Roosevelt .
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt referred to the Japanese sneak attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941 as "a date which will live in infamy." He made the comment on the day after the attack, in an address before a joint session of Congress. Roosevelt asked the Congress to approve a declaration of war against Japan.
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U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. He was speaking about Dec. 7, 1941, when Japan launched a surprise attack on the U.S. naval base at Peral Harbor, Hawaii.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Day of Infamy.