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  1. The initial announcement of the attack on Pearl Harbor was made by the White House Press Secretary, Stephen Early, at 2:22 p.m. Eastern time (8:52 a.m. Hawaiian time): "The Japanese have attacked Pearl Harbor from the air and all naval and military activities on the island of Oahu, principal American base in the Hawaiian islands."

  2. Nov 30, 2018 · On December 7, 1941 the Japanese military launched a surprise attack on the US Naval base at Pearl Harbor. The attack killed 2,403 service members and wounded 1,178 more, and sank or destroyed six ...

  3. Dec 6, 2021 · 80 years after Pearl Harbor, here's how the attack changed history. Certain of inevitable war with the U.S., Japan launched a preemptive strike that shocked Americans and prompted the nation to...

  4. 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.

  5. www.history.navy.mil › 1941 › pearl-harborPearl Harbor Attack - NHHC

    Apr 5, 2024 · 7 December 1941. USS Arizona (BB-39) ablaze, immediately following the explosion of her forward magazines, 7 December 1941. Frame clipped from a color motion picture taken from onboard USS Solace (AH-5) (80-G-K-13512). World War II came to the United States of America on Sunday morning, 7 December 1941, with a massive surprise attack by the ...

  6. 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. The day after the attack, President Franklin D ...

  7. Jan 25, 2024 · 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. Plan your visit to Pearl Harbor

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