War news outlines Japan attack and US declaration
Reports from Washington London Austin San Francisco and other capitals describe Congress declaring war on Japan within an hour 29 minutes of Speaker Rayburn's address with 288 to 1 in the House and 82 to in the Senate. Janette Rankin alone dissented. frü
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Pearl Harbor Attack Damages Bases and Destroyed Planes
Washington reports about 1500 dead as Roosevelt notes great damage at Pearl Harbor in Oahu. One battleship capsized and a destroyer blown up. Airdromes and barracks hit with unknown number of planes destroyed.
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Pearl Harbor Attack Linked to Carrier Off Coast
Tokio diplomats said the Pearl Harbor strike was aided by an air carrier off the coast. Two American cargo ships were sunk and the battleships Oklahoma and possibly West Virginia were reported sunk.
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