December 7, 1941. A date that changed America and the world forever. Early that Sunday morning, the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service attacked the United States at Pearl Harbor. 2,403 Americans were killed and 1,178 others were wounded—eight Navy battleships were damaged and four of them sunk into the Pacific Ocean.
The next day, Congress declared war on Japan and the United States entered World War II. President Franklin Roosevelt called it, “a date which will live in infamy.” America’s role as a global superpower was forged and the U.S. entered an era of discovering new rights, a booming economy, and a new perspective on how citizens viewed themselves and the country.
It has been 80 years since that infamous day.
Bio: Craig Shirley is the NY Times bestselling author of the book December 1941: 31 Days that Changed America and Saved the World. The new companion book, April 1945: The Hinge of History, is set to be released in January, 2022. Shirley has written many books on President Ronald Reagan, including Rendezvous with Destiny, Reagan’s Revolution, and Last Act. He is president of the government relations and marketing firm Shirley & McVicker Public Affairs. He has lectured at the Reagan Library, spoken at the Daughters of the American Revolution conference, and is a regular writer and commentator on Newsmax.
