Today in History
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Today in History |
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December 7 , 1941 |
On December 7, 1941, three waves of Japanese aircraft left their base of sea carriers stationed north of Hawaii. The Japanese Imperial General Headquarters ordered the attack to coincide with a declaration of war delivered to the United States Department of War in Washington, DC. The surprise attack sank four U.S. Navy battleships and damaged four others. 2,402 people were killed on the ground with another 1,282 wounded. The attack resulted in the United States immediately declaring war on Japan and abandoning its isolationist policies towards the war in Europe and Asia. Thousands of Americans rushed to Army and Navy recruitment centers to join the armed forces in response to President Franklin D. Roosevelt's proclamation of "December 7th, 1941 — a date which will live in infamy". |
