AKA Name | Pearl Harbor Day |
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HashtagsCompiled on | #PearlHarbor |
Related Hashtags | #WWII, #OTD, #PearlHarbor81 |
2023 Date | December 7, 2023 |
2024 Date | December 7, 2024 |
Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day seeks to honor the victims of Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor, an American Naval Station. The attack is often cited as the catalyst for American involvement in the Second World War, given that President Franklin D. Roosevelt declared war on Japan the following day. At 8am on December 7th, 1941, without prior warning, the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service attacked a Naval Station at Pearl Harbor, located on Oahu, Hawaii. The base was attacked by 353 Japanese fighter planes. In total, 2,403 people perished, another 1,178 were injured, four U.S. Navy battleships were sunk and 188 aircrafts were destroyed. The aim of the attack was to immobilize the U.S. Pacific Fleet, which would allow Japan to advance into Malaya and Dutch East Indies. On August 23, 1994, the United States Congress passed Public Law 103-308 to designate December 7 of each year as the National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. Top Tweets for Pearl Harbor Remembrance DayUpdated
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References and related siteswww.ibiblio.org: Pearl Harbor Attack Action Report 7 December 1941: A Day That Will Live in Infamy Pacific Historic Parks: USS Arizona www.nps.gov: NPS Pearl Harbor Theme |
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