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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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…
Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor fundamentally changed the course of World War II, as the United States declared war after the surprise attack.
Remember Pearl Harbor: From Battleship Row to China's New Challenge in the Pacific
The last time a rising power gambled on a surprise strike to shove America out of the Pacific, it torched an anchored fleet, killed 2,403 Americans, and rewired the world order overnight. #RememberPearlHarbor #PearlHarborDay #WWIIHistory #PacificTheater #NeverForget #MilitaryHistory #IndoPacific #TaiwanStrait #FreedomIsntFree #HistoryMatters
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The pajama pilot over Pearl Harbor
Philip M. Rasmussen was one of the few American pilots to get into the air in the skies on Dec. 7, 1941. He was still in his pajamas.
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