Roosevelt says in his speech asking Congress to declare war on Japan following Pearl Harbor "And this morning the Japanese attacked Midway Island."
But, the only info google can find on any attacks on Midway seem to be talking about the later battle of Midway, so what events were he talking about?
On the 7th December 1941, two Japanese destroyers detached from the escort of the carrier force that attacked Pearl Harbor bombarded Midway Island. The destroyers Ushio and Sazanami attacked the island, firing for just under an hour. The first marine to receive the Medal of Honor during the war, Lieutenant George Cannon, was the commander of one of the coastal defence batteries on the island. He was mortally wounded by one of the shells, but refused medical aid until other marines had been treated.