OCTOBER 13, 1943: Italy declared war on its former Axis partner Germany and joined the Allies on this day after being invaded by British and American forces. The decision to fight the Nazis came a ...

The House adopted the war resolution against Germany by a vote of 393-0. Moments later, it voted, 399-0, to declare war on Italy. On both tallies, Rep. Jeannette Rankin (R-Mont.), a lifelong ...

On Dec. 11, 1941, four days after Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, Germany and Italy declared war on the United States.