Pearl Harbour
Japan attacked the US naval base of Pearl Harbor on 7th December 1941 - 'a day that will live in infamy', according to President Roosevelt. The attack brought America into the Second World War (Germany and Italy declared war on America a few days later).
"Yesterday, December 7, 1941 - a date which will live in infamy - the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan ." - FDR
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John Paul Jones was a sailor for the Navy and was instrumental in naval battles during the American Revolution. The military was his career.
The USS Arizona was the US naval battleship sunk during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. The vessel remains in Pearl Harbor, on the island of O'ahu, west of Honolulu, as a memorial to the attack and to the 1,177 men who died. The memorial includes a museum, two theaters, a bookstore, and exhibits commemorating the attack. See "related links" for further information.
Pearl Harbor
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The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor via airstrike.
The United States Naval Base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii was attacked by the Japanese on December 7, 1941. At the same time there was an attack on the US-held Philippines.
Japan attacked the US Naval Fleet at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on December 7th, 1941.
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Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, was attacked on 7th December 1941.
The naval base that was surprise attacked by Japan on December 7, 1941, was Pearl Harbor. Located in Hawaii, it was a critical base for the United States Pacific Fleet. The attack led to significant losses and prompted the U.S. to enter World War II.
It became the site of a naval base after the United States annexed Hawaii in 1900.
On 7 December 1941, Japanese forces attacked the US naval base at Pearl Harbour and other military targets on Hawaii. On 11 December 1941, Germany declared war on the US.
The location in Hawaii where the United States was attacked by Japan on December 7, 1941, is Pearl Harbor. This naval base, located on the island of Oahu, was the site of a surprise military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy, which led to significant losses for the U.S. Pacific Fleet and prompted the United States to enter World War II.
On December 7, 1941 the Japanese Empire attacked the naval base in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The people in nearby Honolulu got very upset by this.