High Noon: Dates In Infamy

When FDR gave his historical speech on Dec 8th, 1941 all who were alive KNEW that they were living in times that would never be forgotten. “A day that would live in infamy”. Or so they all believed. As approximately 1,000 WWII vets die each day, we will soon come to the point that the last remaining soldier from the Second World War will take his first hand memories to his grave. I’m wondering if the silence expected at that date is already upon us? As decades move on, humans have this incredible behavioral pattern of collectively letting our national memory fade to black, don’t we?/ Dennis Mansfield . More here .

Question: Which “date in infamy” tops your personal calendar? Why?