dec 7, 1941 - Bombing of Pearl Harbor
Description:
US v. JapanThe attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service. It was against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Territory, on the morning of December 7, 1941. In total, 2,403 Americans died and 1,178 were wounded
It was on December 7th, 1941 that 353 Japanese bombers attacked the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, destroying 19 ships, 188 aircraft and killing over 2,000 Americans. It was this act that drove the United States into World War II.
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Date:
dec 7, 1941
Now
~ 82 years ago
