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Oct 29, 2009 · 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...
Apr 9, 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.
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The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service upon the United States against the American naval base at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Hawaii, just before 8:00 a.m. (local time) on Sunday, December 7, 1941.
- December 7, 1941; 81 years ago
- Japanese victory
Mar 29, 2023 · When Did Pearl Harbor Happen? On December 7, 1941, a date that President Franklin D. Roosevelt claimed would “live in infamy,” the Imperial Japanese Navy conducted a surprise aerial assault on Pearl Harbor. This unprovoked attack brought the United States into World War II, as it immediately declared war on Japan.
The infographic provides a timeline of key events on the morning of December 7, 1941, related to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. At 3:42 AM (Hawaiian time) the minesweeper USS Condor sights what may be a submarine periscope near the entrance to Pearl Harbor.
Apr 9, 2024 · Pearl Harbor attack. Explosions rocking the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, during the Japanese surprise air attack on December 7, 1941. (more) The first Japanese dive-bomber appeared over Pearl Harbor at 7:55 am (local time). It was part of a first wave of nearly 200 aircraft, including torpedo planes, bombers, and fighters. Within a ...
Dec 6, 2021 · Amid rising tensions with the U.S., Japan launched a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941—later described as a "date which shall live in infamy." Much of the U.S. naval...
