Today we remember the brave souls who perished in the attack on Pearl Harbor, an ambush that claimed more than 2,400 American lives. How much do you know about the day that will live in infamy?
Wednesday marks the anniversary of one of the most significant days in U.S. and world history, a day that still lives in infamy, 81 years later.
On Dec. 7, 1941, Japanese forces mounted a surprise aerial attack on Pearl Harbor, the U.S. Navy base in Honolulu, Hawaii. The carnage was big, with more than 2,403 Americans killed and unspeakable damage to ships and planes on the base.If pictures in your school history class didn’t convey just how bad the damage was, the photos below likely will.Scenes of wreckage after Japanese forces bombed Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941.Scenes of wreckage after Japanese forces bombed Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941.Scenes of wreckage after Japanese forces bombed Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941.
Then-President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signs a declaration of war that brings the United States into World War II.Scenes of wreckage after Japanese forces bombed Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941.Scenes of wreckage after Japanese forces bombed Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941.Scenes of wreckage after Japanese forces bombed Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941.Scenes of wreckage after Japanese forces bombed Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941.Scenes of wreckage after Japanese forces bombed Pearl Harbor on Dec.
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