07 December 2005

December 7th, Just another date on the calendar?

It's been 64 years since that bright and shiny Hawaiian morning that changed the course of American foreign policy irrevocably.

On their websites I couldn't find a mention of the date in the NYT, WaPo, LAT, USA Today, and I bet if I kept looking, I'd continue to find no words, no memories, no perspective, just silence.

President Roosevelt's speech before Congress the following day began with these words:

Mr. Vice President, Mr. Speaker, Members of the Senate, and of the House of Representatives:

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.

I guess infamy doesn't last as long as it used to, who knew infamy had a shelf life. (Click the link, read the text, and listen to the mp3).

I still like this film best of the Pearl related pictures (don't even utter Michael Bay's name in conjunction with the events of that day).

Will September 11th, 2065 be just another day on the calendar as well?

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