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1 day ago · A World War II vet who fought the Japanese at Pearl Harbor turned 104 years old on Independence Day — and all he wanted for his milestone birthday was a joyride in the sidecar of a motorcycle ...
4 days ago · On the morning of December 7, 1941, the Empire of Japan attacked the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Hawaii. The attack lasted just over two hours. It resulted in the...
5 days ago · The remains of a sailor born in Arkansas and killed in the early hours of the Pearl Harbor attack that pulled the US into World War II have been identified and will receive a formal military internment.
2 days ago · The next day, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt addressed Congress, declaring that December 7, 1941, would be "a date that will live in infamy." The attack had targeted not only Pearl Harbor in Hawai'i but also Guam and the Philippines, further emphasizing the scale of the aggression. The nation was in shock, and the call to arms was inevitable.
6 days ago · PEARL HARBOR, HAWAII, UNITED STATES. 07.03.2024. Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Emily Casavant. Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet. Subscribe. 70. USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) (far left) moors pierside at...
5 days ago · On December 7, 1941, Japan staged a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, decimating the US Pacific Fleet and drawing the United States into World War II. The attack shocked the American public and galvanized support for war against Japan.
3 days ago · The united and determined response to the attack on Pearl Harbor spurred the rapid mobilization of American military and industrial resources thereby changing the course of the war. Pearl Harbor had far-reaching effects that went well beyond the quick military and political reactions.
