Brad DeLong the economist blogger has been for quite a while been running a feature called Liveblogging World War II. In it he posts a document or news item from 60 years ago exactly.
What I've learned is that the USA was essentially at war well before Pearl Harbor. Note today's entry, April 10, 1941:
And various belligerent statements by FDR about the war in Europe are also remarkable.USS Niblack (DD 424) drops depth charges against a German U-boat while attempting to rescue the crew of a torpedoed Dutch freighter.
Image: USS Niblack
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