Day of Infamy

...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.

2,403 Americans died. 1,178 Americans were wounded.

You can read or listen to President Roosevelt's Day of Infamy speech here. Here is Time's photo essay from that day. Here are answers to FAQs about that day.

With confidence in our armed forces -- with the unbounding determination of our people -- we will gain the inevitable triumph --- so help us God.