"I'd like to be a mascot"
During World War II, the Marines distinguished themselves on land, sea and in the air. Daring attacks and rescues were well covered in the paper and in newsreels....
A Day of Infamy
President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s address to Congress on December 8, 1941, his famous “Day of Infamy” speech, was a call to arms. One day after the Japanese...
A day that will live in infamy
After Pearl Harbor was bombed on December 7, 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt appeared before Congress and asked for a declaration of war against Japan. This is...
A young FDR displays talent
This drawing, done by Franklin D. Roosevelt during his childhood, depicts a ship.
Declaration of war
After Japanese forces attacked Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on December 7, 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt addressed Congress and gave his famous “Day of Infamy”...
Declaring war on Japan
This is a transcript of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's Message to Congress requesting a declaration of war against Japan. Roosevelt delivered the address to a...
Einstein on atomic power
Physicist Albert Einstein wrote this letter to President Roosevelt in September 1939, suggesting that the United States invest time and money into the creation of an...