Timeline-December 7, 1941
Timeline Attack on Pearl Harbor December 7, 1941 Pearl Harbor was a surprise attack on the United States by the Japanese, where two waves of Japanese planes dropped bombs on the American Naval base. Pearl Harbor took place on December 7, 1941, at Pearl Harbor Anchorage in Oahu, Hawaii. This attack killed and wounded many Americans, also destroyed their warships. The U.S. declares war on Japan December 8, 1941 On December 8, a navy captain at noon requested his declaration of war from the House and addressed the nation by radio, for the act committed on December 7, 1941. President Franklin D. Roosevelt(FDR) received his declaration of war and signed the declaration at 4:10 pm, wearing a black armband to symbolize the mourning of the lost at Pearl Harbor. Fireside chat December 9, 1941 On December 9, on a fireside chat, President Franklin D. Roosevelt said that we are in the middle of a war and that our enemy is Japan, and we have...