December 8 in American History
The day after Pearl Harbor, President Roosevelt asked Congress for a declaration of war against Japan, and got it within an hour — with just one dissenting vote, cast by pacifist Jeannette Rankin. A nation that had tried hard to stay out of the war was now fully in it, and would help win it.
In 1941: America enters World War II. The day after Pearl Harbor, President Roosevelt asked Congress for a declaration of war against Japan, and got it within an hour — with just one dissenting vote, cast by pacifist Jeannette Rankin.
The day after Pearl Harbor, President Roosevelt asked Congress for a declaration of war against Japan, and got it within an hour — with just one dissenting vote, cast by pacifist Jeannette Rankin. A nation that had tried hard to stay out of the war was now fully in it, and would help win it.
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