Declaration of War2.jpg

ID: 667 ~ Source: National Archives ~ Creator: Office of War Information ~ Date: December 8, 1941
This file appears in: Declaration of War
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Photograph of President Franklin D. Roosevelt signing the declaration of war against Japan.

This file appears in: Declaration of War

By Edith Bond
“When Pearl Harbor was bombed, I was in college. It was Sunday afternoon and we were studying for final exams and one girl came running down the halls saying ‘the President has – Pearl Harbor’s been bombed and the President has declared war.’ And we…