Visual History - 1941

ms - vs, various families listening to radio - , news bulletin interruption "Japanese have invaded Pearl Harbor

vs - January 1941 - England be burned and bombed, Winston Churchill speaking, English sorting through rubble

vs - Washington, FDR being sworn in for a third term, FDR inaugural address compared to Washington and Lincoln's day

vs - parades on Inauguration day
vs - men waking up in bunks, drafts men, American soldiers, men's chorus singing to soldiers
vs - Rosie the Riveter, boom of the 40s, planes trains, automobiles, salons, bowling, torturous exercise machines,

April 6, 1941 - Germany strikes Yugoslavia and it falls

ms - FDR speaking in front of US savings bond poster

vs - American crowds, Joe Dimaggio playing baseball, cheering
Dimaggio's home run streak

kids playing baseball, kids boxing melee in kids boxing ring, teenagers with model airplanes, mimicking war

Hitler orders troops into Russia in June

FDR - speaking out against Hitler
Jitterbugging, Benny Goodman

British people dancing with gas masks on at party

British warship brings Churchill to FDR - Atlantic Treaty, Nato
FDR and Churchill sing church hymn shipboard with soldiers

planes being built stateside

submarines - uboats sinking American ships bringing supplies to England.

Roosevelt announces entrance into war

American sailors acting on order "Shoot First"

ship being launched secretary of Navy Frank Knock

World Series 1941 Yankees vs. Dodgers Yankees win

American striking coal miners John L. Lewis speaking out against government seizure of coal mines

Senator Tom Conolly of Texas speaking out against strike because of war

FDR thanksgiving with Polio children

football game - Army vs. Navy


Japanese ambassador Umiro speaks of Peace

bombing of Pearl Harbor Dec 7th 1941
FDR speaks about Pearl Harbor

Army recruitment center , men shipping off to war, soldiers marching