"Yesterday, December 7th, 1941 -- a date which will live in infamy -- the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan."
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, president of the United States
It has only been 67 years since the greatest attack on US citizens and territory hit the Hawaiian islands. FDR called it"a date that will live in infamy" but I`m afraid we are quickly forgetting our own history. As I drove the coast looking for surf this AM there was not one mention of the anniversary on radio news, I`ve seen nothing on TV and if the La Times made any mention they buried it deep.
Listen to FDR`s speech in it`s entirety at: http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/fdrpearlharbor.htm
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