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December 11, 1941
On December 11, 1941 Germany and Italy declared war on the US. America was now facing a war on multiple fronts with multiple belligerents. Looking at FDR’s schedule for the day, you can see that the US’ declaration of war with Germany was signed shortly before the President met with Harold Smith, the Director of →
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Over Our Coffee Cups
Many of us are familiar with FDR’s Day of Infamy speech, but less well-known is that the president was not the first public figure to address the American people about the attack on Pearl Harbor. From September 28, 1941 to April 5, 1942, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt had a weekly radio show on NBC which →
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A Date Which Will Live in Infamy
Just before 8 am, in the air above Battleship Row, radio silence was broken by three words—“Tora! Tora! Tora!” Captain Mitsuo Fuchida had just signaled to the Japanese Fleet that the Americans were unsuspecting, and the attack on Pearl Harbor was to begin. A mere ninety minutes later, the attack had sank five battleships, a →
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Welcome!
Welcome to the Lipstick & War website! My goal is to use this as an expansion of my social media channels to be able to go a little deeper on subjects. I’m very passionate about studying and sharing the history of the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) and the Women’s Army Corps (WAC) during WWII. →
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