The Attack That Woke a Sleeping Giant: Pearl Harbor (1941) #PearlHarbor #WWII #OnThisDay On this day in 1941, Japan launched a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. In just two hours, 2,403 Americans were killed and the US Pacific Fleet was devastated. This "date which will live in infamy" forced the United States to enter World War II | Big Bang Bogan

#OnThisDay in 1941, Japan launched a surprise assault on the U.S. Naval base at Pearl Harbor. The attack brought America into World War II. Here is a newsreel chronicling the assault. | American History TV

84 years ago, on Sunday morning, December 7, 1941, the Japanese bombed the US naval base Pearl Harbor on Hawaii. The result: more than 2,400 US soldiers were killed, 18 destroyed naval ships and 188 destroyed aircraft. Because the attack had not been preceded by a declaration of war, US President Franklin D. Roosevelt called December 7, 1941, "a date which will live in infamy." Subscribe to our YouTube channel for more videos! 👉https://www.youtube.com/user/battlefieldtoursgr Follow us on Instag