Infamy Speech
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The Infamy Speech is the address delivered by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt to Congress on December 8, 1941, famously beginning with "a date which will live in infamy," in which he condemned Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor and rallied support for entering World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Infamy Speech canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8049990 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Infamy Speech Context triple: [Declaration of war on Japan, relatedSpeech, Infamy Speech]
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A.
Infamy
Infamy is the subtitle of the second season of the horror-anthology television series "The Terror," which focuses on supernatural events set against the backdrop of Japanese American internment during World War II.
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B.
Infamy
Infamy is a 2001 studio album by the American hip hop duo Mobb Deep, known for its gritty production and street-oriented lyricism.
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C.
Evilspeak
Evilspeak is a 1981 horror film about a bullied military cadet who uses a demonic computer program to exact supernatural revenge.
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D.
The Slanderer
The Slanderer is an English rendering of the title of Surah Al-Humazah, a chapter of the Qur’an that condemns backbiting, slander, and the hoarding of wealth.
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E.
Vox Clamantis
Vox Clamantis is a Middle English and Latin allegorical poem by John Gower that reflects on the social and moral upheavals of 14th-century England, including the Peasants' Revolt.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Infamy Speech Target entity description: The Infamy Speech is the address delivered by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt to Congress on December 8, 1941, famously beginning with "a date which will live in infamy," in which he condemned Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor and rallied support for entering World War II.
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A.
Infamy
Infamy is the subtitle of the second season of the horror-anthology television series "The Terror," which focuses on supernatural events set against the backdrop of Japanese American internment during World War II.
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B.
Infamy
Infamy is a 2001 studio album by the American hip hop duo Mobb Deep, known for its gritty production and street-oriented lyricism.
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C.
Evilspeak
Evilspeak is a 1981 horror film about a bullied military cadet who uses a demonic computer program to exact supernatural revenge.
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D.
The Slanderer
The Slanderer is an English rendering of the title of Surah Al-Humazah, a chapter of the Qur’an that condemns backbiting, slander, and the hoarding of wealth.
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E.
Vox Clamantis
Vox Clamantis is a Middle English and Latin allegorical poem by John Gower that reflects on the social and moral upheavals of 14th-century England, including the Peasants' Revolt.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical document
ⓘ
political speech ⓘ speech ⓘ wartime speech ⓘ |
| addressedTo |
American people
ⓘ
linked to:
United States residents
United States Congress ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Day of Infamy speech
ⓘ
linked to:
"Day of Infamy" speech
Pearl Harbor speech ⓘ
linked to:
"Day of Infamy" speech
|
| audienceType | joint session of Congress ⓘ |
| broadcastBy |
U.S. radio networks
ⓘ
linked to:
United States radio networks
|
| callsFor |
defense of the United States
ⓘ
victory in war ⓘ |
| characterizesDateAs | a date which will live in infamy ⓘ |
| cityOfSpeech | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| criticizes |
Empire of Japan
ⓘ
linked to:
Imperial Japan
|
| date | 1941-12-08 ⓘ |
| deliveredBy |
Franklin D. Roosevelt
ⓘ
linked to:
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
|
| deliveredByOfficeHolder | President of the United States ⓘ |
| documentedIn | Congressional Record ⓘ |
| era |
World War II era
ⓘ
linked to:
World War II
|
| genre | presidential address ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
iconic example of American wartime rhetoric
ⓘ
marked formal U.S. entry into World War II ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legislativeOutcome | Congressional declaration of war on Japan ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | radio broadcast ⓘ |
| mentionsCountry |
Japan
ⓘ
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| mentionsDate | 1941-12-07 ⓘ |
| mentionsEvent |
Attack on Pearl Harbor
ⓘ
linked to:
attack on Pearl Harbor
|
| openingWords | Yesterday, December 7, 1941, a date which will live in infamy ⓘ |
| placeOfSpeech | United States Capitol ⓘ |
| preservedAs |
audio recording
ⓘ
written transcript ⓘ |
| purpose |
to condemn Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor
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to rally public support for U.S. entry into World War II ⓘ to request a declaration of war against Japan ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
U.S. entry into World War II
ⓘ
United States declaration of war on Japan ⓘ |
| rhetoricalFeatures |
use of antithesis
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use of parallelism ⓘ use of pathos ⓘ |
| timeAfterAttack | 1 day ⓘ |
| topic |
American resolve
ⓘ
Attack on Pearl Harbor ⓘ
linked to:
attack on Pearl Harbor
Japanese military aggression ⓘ United States declaration of war on Japan ⓘ
linked to:
Declaration of war on Japan
World War II ⓘ national security ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Infamy Speech Description of subject: The Infamy Speech is the address delivered by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt to Congress on December 8, 1941, famously beginning with "a date which will live in infamy," in which he condemned Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor and rallied support for entering World War II.
Referenced by (2)
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