Eleanor Roosevelt Scrambles Eggs at White House Pearl Harbor Day
The diary of Eleanor Roosevelt notes she calmly scrambled eggs for guests on December 7 1941 at the White House as news of Pearl Harbor spread. Breckinridge Long diary entries discuss wartime congressional and State Department uncertainty over naming the war against Japan and the eventual Senate resolution declaring war on December 8 1941.
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Eleanor
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Pearl Harbor
Charles Hamlin
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Franklin D. Roose
Japan
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Germany
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Tho National Archives
Senate
United States
Borge Makes Dramatic TV Debut on The Man From U N C L E
Soviet pianist and comedian Victor Borge appears in a dramatic television debut in a MG segment of The Man From U N C L E where he blends comedy with suspense.
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Commuter Delay Caused by Fire Near New York Tracks
A transformer fire at 90th Street and Park Avenue disrupted morning service on the New York Central and New Haven lines. About 50,000 commuters from Westchester County and Connecticut faced delays up to two hours as trains were halted and power shut off. Transit crews cleared smoke and normal service resumed by afternoon. The smoke and delays affected tens of thousands boarding at 125th Street and commuting to midtown Manhattan.
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New York Central
Westchester County
Connecticut
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New Haven
90Th Street
Park Avenue
Grand Central Terminal
125Th St
Midtown Manhattan
Railroad
Themce Department
Westchester
Haitian Airport Project Advances in Port au Prince
An 8050 foot landing strip forms the nucleus of the three million franc Haitian international airport project in Port au Prince. Terminal buildings and passenger facilities near completion. The airport was planned and built by the Haitian government with technical counsel from Pan American World Airways engineers.
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Port- Au- Prince
Haiti
UPI
Francois Duvalier International
Pan American World Airways
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