Search results
1941 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and the deadliest year in human history in terms of conflict deaths. It marked the beginning of World War II, the Holocaust, the Lend-Lease Act, and the V campaign, among other significant events.
A 1979 American war comedy film directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale. It depicts the chaos and panic in Los Angeles after the December 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, with an ensemble cast including Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, and Christopher Lee.
May 17, 2024 · Pearl Harbor attack, (December 7, 1941), surprise aerial attack on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor on Oahu Island, Hawaii, by the Japanese that precipitated the entry of the United States into World War II. The strike climaxed a decade of worsening relations between the United States and Japan.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Learn about the background, events, and aftermath of the Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, that brought the US into World War II. Explore articles, oral histories, artifacts, and more from the museum's collection.
This is a timeline of events that stretched over the period of World War II in 1941, marked also by the beginning of Operation Barbarossa on the Eastern Front . January. 1 January. Accounting of the next night's bombing of London reveals that the Old Bailey, the Guildhall, and eight churches by Christopher Wren were destroyed or badly damaged.
Oct 29, 2009 · Learn about the surprise Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on December 7, 1941, that brought the United States into World War II. See photos, videos and historical background of the event and its aftermath.
People also ask
What year was 1941?
Who are the actors in 1941?
What happened in Baghdad in 1941?
Why did the US Naval Academy graduate a class of 1942 early?
A comprehensive list of events that happened in 1941, from political, military, cultural, and sports perspectives. Find out what happened on any date in 1941, from the attack on Pearl Harbor to the Battle of Beda Fomm.