By FactsWow Team
Posted on: 08 Dec, 2022
On December 7, 1941, the Japanese military raided the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor. It was killing 2403 U.S. service members and civilians.
In this Japanese military attack, more than 1100 people were injured. It also destroyed aircraft and naval vessels.
Congress declares war on Japan that leading the U.S. into World War II. December 7, 1941, President Franklin Roosevelt called a date that would live in infamy.
Congress in 1994 assigned December 7 as National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day and commemorations held in Hawaii and across the country.
During the Japanese attack, three U.S. battleships are hit at Pearl Harbor.
On December 7, 1941, the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor photo sailors stood among airplanes at Ford Island Naval Air Station as they watched the explosion.
President Joe Biden and Jill Biden visit the National World War II Memorial. They visited to mark the 80th anniversary of the Japanese attack.
Pearl Harbor survivors Jack Holder, a veteran of the U.S. Navy, and Edward Miklavcic, a veteran of the U.S. Army Air Forces, salute during a Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day Event.
Members of the James E. Marshall Post 187 of the American Legion in Winfield fire a 21-gun salute after a National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day in Charleston.
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