Attack on Pearl Harbor

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    • Location: Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
    • Date: December 7, 1941
    • Americans Killed: 2,388
    • Japanese Killed: 64
    • 6 Japanese aircraft carriers involved
    • 353 Japanese planes contributed to the attack
    • U.S. Navy Commander: Husband Kimmel
    • Japanese Navy Commander: Chuichi Nagumo
  • The Japanese attack on a U.S. naval base in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii occurred on December 7, 1941 and triggered the entry of the United States into World War II. It was the largest loss of life during an attack on U.S. soil until September 11th.
  • Declaration of War on Japan

    After receiving the news of the attack on Pearl Harbor, President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued a request for a declaration of war on Japan to the U.S. Congress. A day after the attack, Roosevelt spoke before Congress and delivered a speech to urge approval for the war. The President opened his now famous speech with: "Yesterday, December 7th, 1941, a date which will live in infamy..." Both houses of Congress approved the war on what was almost a unanimous count. The only member who voted "no" was congresswoman Jeannette Rankin of Montana. Three days later, Japanese allies, Germany and Italy both declared war on the U.S., and Congress responded immediately by declaring war on them as well.

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