Dec. 7, 1941, the date of the military strike by Japan on Pearl
Harbor, is being remembered today around the nation. "71 years
ago at 0755 HST was the 1st attack on Pearl Harbor. Taking a
moment of silence to remember those lost," reads a recent tweet
from the U.S. Navy, which has spurred more than 1,000 retweets
and such responses as: "Never forget. 4 uncles in World War II.
I make it a practice to thank veterans, especially ones wearing
WWII caps for their service" -- Brendan Ben Feeney In
Washington, D.C. and states around the country, flags are being
flown at half-staff to remember the more than 2,400 Americans
killed and 1,200 injured in the attack. President Franklin
Delano Roosevelt proclaimed the nation's outrage following the
attack, which he called a “date which will live in infamy.”
Within an hour, Congress had voted a declaration of war. As the
Los Angeles Times reported Thursday, Roosevelt's speech is
considered a masterpieces of political action of the 20th
century whose luster has only grown br