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Pearl Harbor Attacked!

DEC. 7, 1941: JAPAN OPENS WAR ON U.S.; HAWAII IS ATTACKED, BOMBED.

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On December 7, 1941, at 7:48 AM, the Japanese Navy launched an unprovoked air strike on the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. More than 2,400 American servicemen were killed, and the surprise attack forced the United States into the deadliest conflict in human history: World War II.

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