Why Japan Attacked Pearl Harbor in 1941
(Saturday, July 26, 1941) — In response to Thursday’s Japanese occupation of French Indo-China, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt ordered today the seizure of all Japanese assets in the United States.
Category Archives: 1940s
Japan takes French Indo-China
How the first Vietnam war began part one of six
(Thursday, July 24, 1941) — Japanese warships were reported off the coast of Southern French Indo-China tonight, and twelve Japanese troop transports were said to be on their way here as Japan followed up quickly French acceptance of her demands for new military concessions in the colony.
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‘Sargeant York’ premieres in U.S.
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Sergeant York Movie Trailer Re-Release Version
(Wednesday, July 2, 1941) — Sergeant York, a biographical film about the life of Alvin York, the most-decorated American soldier of World War I, premiered today in the U.S. It was directed by Howard Hawks and starred Gary Cooper.
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Roosevelt library dedicated
FDR Dedicates His Library
(Monday, June 30, 1941) — U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicated today the $350,000 library which bears his name with a declaration of faith in the future of free America.
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LBJ narrowly loses special Senate election
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LBJ Campaign 1941
(Saturday, June 28, 1941) — Texas Governor and radio personality W. Lee “Pappy” O’Daniel narrowly defeated U.S. Rep. Lyndon Johnson today for the U.S. Senate in a special election by only 1,311 votes (click here to watch “American Experience: The Presidents: LBJ” — the 1941 race starts at 16:12)
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Lou Gehrig dies of rare disease
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(Monday, June 2, 1941, 10:10 p.m ET) — Lou Gehrig, baseball’s “Iron Horse,” died today at his home in the Riverdale section of the Bronx, New York, of a degenerative disease, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). He was 37.
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FDR proclaims ‘unlimited national emergency’
(Tuesday, May 27, 1941, 9:30 p.m. ET) — Amid rising world tensions, President Roosevelt tonight proclaimed an “unlimited national emergency.” Click here to watch video of the address.
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Bismarck sinks Hood
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Destruction of the Hood from "Sink the Bismarck"(1960)
(Saturday, May 24, 1941) — The German battleship Bismarck sank the British dreadnought Hood today in the North Atlantic during the World War II Battle of the Denmark Strait.
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Bob Dylan born in Duluth
(Saturday, May 24, 1941) — Robert Allen Zimmerman, better known as Bob Dylan, the iconic singer-songwriter, poet, and painter, was born today in St. Mary’s Hospital in Duluth, Minnesota.
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Ho Chi Minh forms Viet Minh
(Monday, May 19, 1941) — The Viet Minh was formed today at Pac Bo by Ho Chi Minh to seek independence for Vietnam from the French Empire.
