Pearl Harbor
"Japanese aircraft attacking Pearl Harbor, 1941" — Photo by Unbekannt (United States Library of Congress) / Wikimedia Commons / CC0
A date etched in infamy, forever remembered.
This significant historical site is a United States Navy base on the island of Oahu, Hawaii. It's most famously known as the location of the surprise attack by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service on December 7, 1941, which led to the United States' entry into World War II.
Did you know?
The attack on Pearl Harbor lasted only 75 minutes, yet it profoundly altered the course of history and involved over 180 Japanese aircraft.
My waters witnessed a date which will live in infamy.
A surprise visit here was over by 8AM.
The strike force came from 6 aircraft carriers.
7 December 1941.
You might find yourself visiting a memorial built over a sunken battleship at this famous American military installation.