On this day in 1941, America went to war.

The world-altering enormity of the attack on Pearl Harbor was just beginning to come into view when the Herald went to press the next day. “Warship Fired, Pearl Harbor Blasted” and “Navel Battle Rages” — as you can see listed below — only told a fraction of the truth.

But so much more has come out since then. But, this is a day that will never be erased from history.

It’s “a day that will live in infamy” as then-President Franklin D. Roosevelt said to the nation on December 8, 1941, the day after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

<img decoding="async" class="lazyautosizes lazyload" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.bostonherald.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/war.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1" alt="The Dec. 8, 1941, front page of the Boston Herald. (From the Herald Archives.)" width="100%" height="auto" data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://i0.wp.com/www.bostonherald.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/war.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1" data-attachment-id="5260638" data-srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.bostonherald.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/war.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 620w,https://i0.wp.com/www.bostonherald.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/war.jpg?fit=310%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 310w"><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">The Dec. 8, 1941, front page of the Boston Herald. (From the Herald Archives.)</figcaption>

On this day in 1941, America went to war.{ai:summary}<p>On December 7, 1941, the attack on Pearl Harbor marked America's entry into World War II, a pivotal moment in history. The immediate aftermath was captured in headlines, but the full impact of the event unfolded over time. </p><p>President Franklin D. Roosevelt famously described it as "a day that will live in infamy." This moment remains a significant part of American history. #history</p>

‘A day that will live in infamy’

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