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  1. At the Pearl Harbor National Memorial, learn about one of the most pivotal moments in US history: the attack on Pearl Harbor, and the subsequent entry of the United States into World War II.

  2. Oct 29, 2009 · Pearl Harbor, a U.S. naval base near Honolulu, Hawaii, was the scene of a devastating surprise attack by Japanese forces on December 7, 1941.

  3. May 17, 2024 · Pearl Harbor attack, surprise aerial attack on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor on Oahu Island, Hawaii, by the Japanese on December 7, 1941, which precipitated the entry of the United States into World War II. Learn more about the details and significance of the attack in this article.

  4. Dec 6, 2021 · The attack on Pearl Harbor marked the entry of the world’s mightiest military power into World War II. It was also a turning point for the nation.

  5. Nov 30, 2018 · As Peter Harris, an assistant professor of political science at Colorado State University, wrote in 2017, the attack dramatically altered U.S. foreign relations, “sidelining isolationism as a...

  6. As tensions built between the United States and Japan, President Franklin D. Roosevelt ordered the US Pacific Fleet to transfer from its homeport in San Diego, CA to Pearl Harbor, HI. It was a fateful decision for all parties concerned: the United States, Japan, and Hawaii itself.

  7. www.history.navy.mil › world-war-ii › 1941Pearl Harbor Attack - NHHC

    Apr 5, 2024 · An infographic depicting the impact of the attack on Pearl Harbor Dec. 7, 1941. A "day that will live in infamy," the attack on Pearl Harbor inspired the nation and motivated the American...

  8. Jun 5, 2024 · Pearl Harbor centres on a cloverleaf-shaped, artificially improved harbour on the southern coast of Oahu, 6 miles (10 km) west of Honolulu. The harbour is virtually surrounded (west to east) by the cities of Ewa, Waipahu, Pearl City, Aiea, and Honolulu.

  9. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Pearl_HarborPearl Harbor - Wikipedia

    Seen in 1986 with Ford Island in center. The USS Arizona Memorial is the small white dot on the left side above Ford Island. Pearl Harbor is an American lagoon harbor on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, west of Honolulu.

  10. The attack on Pearl Harbor [nb 3] was a surprise military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service on the American naval base at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Hawaii, in the United States, just before 8:00 a.m. (local time) on Sunday, December 7, 1941. At the time, the United States was a neutral country in the World War II conflict.

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