December 7, 2011 · 1:08 AM

December 7, 1941: “A Day That Will Live In Infamy”

Those words, spoken by President Franklin D. Roosevelt,  have themselves become infamous.

It was a quiet Sunday morning on the island of Pearl  Harbor also called Oahu, when Japanese planes flew into Pearl Harbor and essentially destroyed the entire United States Pacific Fleet in an early morning sneak attack.

Today is the 70th anniversary of that attack…

The Washington Post

Pearl Harbor veteran recalls the gunfire that broke morning quiet

Pearl Harbor On The Nations’ Front Pages

Opinion: Five myths about Pearl Harbor

Paths of 2 Japanese Americans unite once again

How stunned media broke Pearl Harbor news

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  1. Unclereggie
    December 8, 2011 at 1:52 PM

    I believe the correct quote is: December 7,1941, a “date” that will live in infamy. (not “day”) check me on that though.