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  1. December 7, 1941
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    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 U.S. ships. They also destroyed 169 U.S. Navy and Army Air Corps planes.

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    On the morning of December 7, 1941, the Japanese launched a surprise air attack on the U.S. Naval Base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. After just two hours of bombing more than 2,400 Americans were dead, 21 ships * had either been sunk or damaged, and more than 188 U.S. aircraft destroyed.

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    What is a summary of the Pearl Harbor attack?
    Below is the article summary. For the full article, see Pearl Harbor attack . A U.S. battleship sinking during the Pearl Harbor attack. Pearl Harbor attack, (Dec. 7, 1941) Surprise aerial attack by the Japanese on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor on Oahu island, Hawaii, that precipitated U.S. entry into World War II.

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    Was Pearl Harbor a missed opportunity?
    Once again an opportunity was missed. 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.

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    Was Pearl Harbor a surprise?
    The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise, but Japan and the United States had been edging toward war for decades. The United States was particularly unhappy with Japan’s increasingly belligerent attitude toward China.

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    What was the final secret of Pearl Harbor?
    In The Final Secret of Pearl Harbor (1954), Theobald asserted that Roosevelt “by unrelenting diplomatic pressure” “enticed” Japan “to initiate hostilities with a surprise attack by holding the Pacific fleet in Hawaiian waters as an invitation to that attack.”

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    Attack on Pearl Harbor - Wikipedia

    The attack on Pearl Harbor 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 … See more

    Background

    Diplomacy
    War between the Empire of Japan and the United States was seen as a possibility since the 1920s. … See more

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    Salvage

    After a systematic search for survivors, Captain Homer N. Wallin was ordered to lead a formal salvage operation.
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    Aftermath

    The day after the attack, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivered his famous Day of Infamy speech to a Joint Session of Congress, … See more

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    Approach and attack

    On November 26, 1941, a Japanese task force (the Striking Force) of six aircraft carriers – Akagi, Kaga, Sōryū, Hiryū, Shōkaku, … See more

    Ships lost or damaged

    Twenty-one American ships were damaged or lost in the attack, of which all but three were repaired and returned to service. See more

    News coverage

    Coverage in the United States
    The initial announcement of the attack on Pearl Harbor was made by the White House Press … See more

    See also

    • List of Medal of Honor recipients for the Attack on Pearl Harbor
    • National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day See more

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    WebEarly on December 7, 1941, citizens and servicemembers alike in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, faced terror as Japanese planes rained fire on the island in a stunning surprise attack. The assault quickly plunged the United States …

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