On December 8, 1941, President Franklin Roosevelt declared war on Japan following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. A billion-barrel oil glut is forming at sea After winning his first Oscar, Tom ...
It’s hard to imagine what Schuylkill County families must have thought when they read the bold headline “WAR IS ON” in the Pottsville Republican on Dec. 7, 1941 – 84 years ago today. The Republican ...
DEC. 8, 1941 -- WASHINGTON -- (AP) -- The United States, through its Congress, declared war Monday on Japan. Overwhelmingly, and with the greatest unity shown in many a day on Capitol Hill, the Senate ...