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1. www.britannica.com › topic › Pearl-HarborPearl Harbor | Facts & History | Britannica

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   Jun 5, 2024 · Pearl Harbor Entrance (channel) connects its virtually landlocked bay with the Pacific Ocean. Pearl Harbor was called Wai Momi (“Pearl Waters”) by the Hawaiians because of the pearl oysters that once grew there. In 1840 Lieutenant Charles Wilkes of the U.S. Navy made the first geodetic survey and urged the dredging of the coral-bar entrance ...

2. www.history.com › news › pearl-harbor-facts-wwii-attackPearl Harbor: Photos and Facts from the Infamous WWII Attack

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   Nov 30, 2018 · The wreckage of a Japanese torpedo plane shot down during the surprise attack on December 7 being salvaged from the bottom of Pearl Harbor, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, January 7, 1942. Military ...

3. www.nationalgeographic.com › history › articleHow the attack on Pearl Harbor changed history - National...

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   Dec 6, 2021 · The lead-up to the Pearl Harbor attack. Tensions between Japan and the U.S. simmered throughout the early 20th century and came to a boil in the 1930s as Japan attempted to conquer China, even ...

4. www.britannica.com › story › the-attack-on-pearl-harborThe Attack on Pearl Harbor | Britannica

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   On December 7, 1941, more than 2,300 U.S. military personnel were killed, more than 1,100 were wounded, and eight battleships were damaged or destroyed when the American naval base at Pearl Harbor was, in the words of U.S. Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt, “ suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan.”.

5. www.history.navy.mil › world-war-ii › 1941Pearl Harbor Attack - NHHC

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   3 days ago · 7 December 1941. USS Arizona (BB-39) ablaze, immediately following the explosion of her forward magazines, 7 December 1941. Frame clipped from a color motion picture taken from onboard USS Solace (AH-5) (80-G-K-13512). World War II came to the United States of America on Sunday morning, 7 December 1941, with a massive surprise attack by the ...

6. www.khanacademy.org › us-wwii › aPearl Harbor (article) | World War II | Khan Academy

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   On the morning of December 7, 1941, Japan attacked the US naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The surprise attack by some 350 Japanese aircraft sunk or badly damaged eighteen US naval vessels, including eight battleships, destroyed or damaged 300 US aircraft, and killed 2,403 men. Across the nation, Americans were stunned, shocked, and angered.

7. www.nps.gov › perl › planyourvisitPlan Your Visit - Pearl Harbor National Memorial (U.S. National...

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   Oct 16, 2023 · Mailing Address: National Park Service. Pearl Harbor National Memorial. 1 Arizona Memorial Place. Honolulu, HI 96818.