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File:Franklin Roosevelt signing declaration of war against Germany.jpg

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English: United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt signing the declaration of war against Germany, marking US entry into World War II in Europe. Senator Tom Connally stands by holding a watch to fix the exact time of the declaration.
Date 11 December 1941
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