The Japanese Naval Air Attack on the US Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor on the Morning of Sunday 7 December 1941 That Killed 2,403 Americans and Brought the United States Into the Second World War
353 Imperial Japanese aircraft attacked the US Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on the morning of Sunday 7 December 1941. The attack sank or damaged 19 American warships and killed 2,403 Americans. The United States declared war on Japan the next day. Germany and Italy declared war on the United States on 11 December. The Second World War became global.
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