Today In History Spotlights Dec. 11, 1941, Germany and Italy Declare War on the US

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Nazi Germany and the Kingdom of Italy declare war on the United States. Accusing the US of breaking their neutrality agreement, Adolf Hitler ordered all diplomatic relations with the US ceased.

Later that day, the US simultaneously declared war on Germany and Italy. Concurrent to this, Poland declared war on the Japanese Empire, though their declaration was rejected by Japan.

What Happened On This Day – December 11

2008 Bernard Madoff arrested. Popularly known as Bernie Madoff, the founder and chairman of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC, was arrested and subsequently convicted of fraud. The Ponzi scheme he was involved in was the biggest such fraud in the history of the United States.
1997 Kyoto Protocol adopted. The Protocol is a part of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, an international treaty that calls for the restriction of greenhouse gasses by the signatories. The United States signed the treaty but did not ratify it.
1946 UNICEF established. The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund, a U.N. affiliate organization that works for the welfare of children around the world, was founded on this day.
1941 U.S. declares war on Germany and Italy. The U.S. responded to Italy and Germany’s declaration of war, by declaring war on the two countries.
1936 King Edward VIII abdicates from the British throne. King Edward VIII abdicated from the British throne to marry American Wallis Warfield Simpson.

Births On This Day – December 11

1973 Mos Def – American rapper, actor
1969 Viswanathan Anand – Indian chess player
1967 Mo’Nique – American comedian, actress
1943 John Kerry – American politician, 68th United States Secretary of State
1725 George Mason – American politician

Deaths On This Day – December 11

2012 Ravi Shankar – Indian/American sitar player, composer
2008 Bettie Page – American model, actress
1997 Eddie Chapman – English spy
1959 Jim Bottomley – American baseball player, sportscaster
1918 Ivan Cankar – Slovenian poet, playwright

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Garrett Smith

Garrett Smith is a writer for NRN and recent graduate from Western Carolina University. He is a history major with a minor in political science. As a Conservative, Smith believes that the Left has taken over America's education system, which means they now control its history. To make their fellow Americans feel guilty, they often invoke a feeling of "American Shame" in students, indoctrinating them with radical, un-American ideas. It is Smith's goal to teach Americans the true history of America, and along with this, use its history to explain what makes us great.