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FDR asked congress to support the lend-lease plan to help supply the Allies.
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FDR orders the U.S. Coast Guard to seize German ships that sail into American ports.
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Japanese planes attacked the United States Naval Base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Territory, killing more than 2,300 Americans. The U.S.S. Arizona was completely destroyed and the U.S.S. Oklahoma capsized. A total of twelve ships sank or were beached in the attack and nine additional vessels were damaged. More than 160 aircraft were destroyed and more than 150 others damaged.
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HD Stock Footage WWII Homefront Scrap Metal Drive 1942 America started its "Salvage for Victory" campaign to collect tin and metal needed for the war.
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FDR signs Executive Order 9066 that forced Japanese-Americans living on the West Coast out of their homes and forced to move inland.
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The Voice of America went on the air for the first time with broadcasts in German. The U.S. Department made William Winter its first Voice of America.
