US EditionOn This Day, Dec. 7: Japan Attacks Pearl Harbor
The attack killed 2,403 people, wounded hundreds, destroyed 188 planes and severely damaged the U.S. Pacific Fleet, bringing the United States into World War II.
- On Dec. 7, 1941, Japan launched a sneak aerial and naval attack on Pearl Harbor, beginning with a first wave of nearly 200 aircraft striking the U.S. Pacific Fleet.
- Months of negotiations failed as the Empire of Japan, facing oil shortages, planned a surprise strike after United States sanctions restricted key natural resources.
- Official counts show the attack killed 2,403 people, wounded hundreds, destroyed 188 planes and damaged nearly 20 American naval vessels including the USS Arizona and USS Oklahoma.
- The attack immediately catapulted the United States into World War II, and President Franklin D. Roosevelt responded the following day, calling Dec. 7 `a date which will live in infamy`.
- Archive photos capture sailors amid wreckage at Ford Island, reflecting Hawaii's strategic defences fortified before 1941 with a $3 million Congressional appropriation.
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President Franklin D. Roosevelt Declares War on Japan
Pearl Harbor — December 7, 1941 — “A Date Which Will Live In Infamy” Comprehensive, chronological record of the Pearl Harbor event and the major historical and geopolitical consequences outlined and described in the form of numerous authoritative articles, essays, books, documentaries, presentations, both primary and secondary sourced. The post President Franklin D. Roosevelt Declares War on Japan appeared first on LewRockwell.
Monday Memories: Extra! Banner headline announced Japan’s surprise Pearl Harbor attack
On a day that would continue to live in infamy, Toledoans opened a special afternoon edition of The Toledo Blade to find out that Japan had staged a surprise attack on United States’ defense bases in Hawaii and Manila.
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Son of Pearl Harbor survivor ensures father's story lives on 84 years later
RICHMOND, Va. Army veteran Frank Bland makes sure to remind himself of his weighty title on days like Dec. 7."I am a living miracle," Bland said.Not for anything he's done, but for his father's actions 84 years ago during the attack on Pearl Harbor."Had dad not escaped that inferno that was engulfing him and grabbed that rope, I wouldn't be here," Bland said.Bland describes in detail how his father survived one of the deadliest attacks in U.S. h…
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