Daily Archives: December 8, 2021

U.S. enters World War II, formally declaring war on Japan following Pearl Harbor attack 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDate #OTD (Dec 8 1941)

1940s, U.S. Presidents, World War II


Video: 'December 8, 1941 Congress declares War on Japan'

(Monday, December 8, 1941, 10:40 a.m. in Honolulu/4:10 p.m. in Washington/Tuesday, December 9, 1941, 6:10 a.m. in Tokyo; 26 hours after the Attack on Pearl Harbor began, part of the Asiatic-Pacific Theater of World War II — The United States formally declared war on Japan today, one day after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Continue reading U.S. enters World War II, formally declaring war on Japan following Pearl Harbor attack 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDate #OTD (Dec 8 1941) →

FDR delivers ‘Day of Infamy speech’ asking Congress to declare war on Japan 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDate #OTD (Dec 8 1941)

1940s, World War II


Video: 'President Franklin D. Roosevelt Declares War on Japan (Full Speech) | War Archives'

(Monday, December 8, 1941, 7:00 a.m. in Honolulu/12:30 p.m. in Washington/Tuesday, December 9, 1941, 2:30 a.m. in Tokyo; 23 hours after the Attack on Pearl Harbor began, part of the Asiatic-Pacific Theater of World War II — One day after the Empire of Japan’s attack on the United States military bases at the Pearl Harbor, Hawaii and the Philippines along with the Japanese declaration of war on the United States and the British Empire, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, declaring December 7th, 1941, as “a date which live in infamy,” asked lawmakers to declare war against Japan this afternoon during an address before a joint session of Congress. Continue reading FDR delivers ‘Day of Infamy speech’ asking Congress to declare war on Japan 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDate #OTD (Dec 8 1941) →

Nazi Germany establishes first extermination camp at Chelmno in occupied Poland 80 years ago #OnThisDate #OTD (Dec 8 1941)

1940s, The Holocaust, World War II


Video: 'kulmhof chelmno' (8 clips)

(Monday, December 8, 1941; during the The Holocaust, part of World War II) — The first Nazi Germany’s six extermination camps was established today at Chelmno, located 31 miles north of Lodz, near the village of Chelmno nad Nerem in occupied Poland, as SS and police began mass gassing operations. Continue reading Nazi Germany establishes first extermination camp at Chelmno in occupied Poland 80 years ago #OnThisDate #OTD (Dec 8 1941) →