Attack on Pearl Harbor

Pearl Harbor Bombing

The USS Shaw explodes during the attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941.

The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Territory, on the morning of December 7, 1941. Wikipedia

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Star-Bulletin covers the bombings at Pearl Harbor, 1st ExtraStar-Bulletin covers the bombings at Pearl Harbor, 1st Extra Sun, Dec 7, 1941 – 1 · Honolulu Star-Bulletin (Honolulu, Hawaii) · Newspapers.com"U.S. at War!!" Pearl Harbor headline news Sun, Dec 7, 1941 – 1 · The Evening Times (Sayre, Pennsylvania) · Newspapers.comJapanese Japanese "Declare War on U.S.; Bomb Pearl Harbor Base" Sun, Dec 7, 1941 – Page 1 · Fitchburg Sentinel (Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts) · Newspapers.com"U.S. Battleship Oklahoma Afire"; Damage from Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor is "heavy" Sun, Dec 7, 1941 – Page 1 · Palladium-Item (Richmond, Indiana) · Newspapers.com"Congress Declares War on Japan; 1500 Killed in Attack on Hawaii" Mon, Dec 8, 1941 – Page 1 · St. Louis Post-Dispatch (St. Louis, Missouri) · Newspapers.com"Japan Strikes All Over Pacific" Mon, Dec 8, 1941 – 1 · The Boston Globe (Boston, Massachusetts) · Newspapers.com"Japan Declares War on U.S. and Britain; Roosevelt to Address Congress at Noon" Mon, Dec 8, 1941 – 1 · The Austin American (Austin, Texas) · Newspapers.com"Japan Declared War on the United States; Bombing Planes Attack Hawaii, Philippines; Many Killed" Mon, Dec 8, 1941 – Page 1 · Asheville Citizen-Times (Asheville, North Carolina) · Newspapers.comPhotos from the days following the Attack on Pearl HarborPhotos from the days following the Attack on Pearl Harbor Mon, Dec 8, 1941 – 8 · Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois) · Newspapers.comPhotos of Photos of "How Minneapolis Reacted to War News" Mon, Dec 8, 1941 – Page 3 · Star Tribune (Minneapolis, Minnesota) · Newspapers.com"Youths rush to enlist in Navy" following attack on Pearl Harbor Mon, Dec 8, 1941 – Page 2 · Miami Daily News-Record (Miami, Oklahoma) · Newspapers.com"Rush to join Navy or Army Occurs" after attack on Pearl Harbor Mon, Dec 8, 1941 – Page 1 · Miami Daily News-Record (Miami, Oklahoma) · Newspapers.comTwo Sons Killed at Pearl HarborTwo Sons Killed at Pearl Harbor Mon, Dec 22, 1941 – Page 1 · The Tennessean (Nashville, Tennessee) · Newspapers.com"Private at Pearl Harbor sends message of cheer to mothers" Thu, Jan 8, 1942 – Page 12 · The News Journal (Wilmington, Delaware) · Newspapers.comPhoto of Marine injured during attack on Pearl HarborPhoto of Marine injured during attack on Pearl Harbor Sat, Jan 31, 1942 – Page 6 · The Mercury (Pottstown, Pennsylvania) · Newspapers.comDorie Miller identified as a hero of Pearl Harbor, 1942Dorie Miller identified as a hero of Pearl Harbor, 1942 Sat, Mar 14, 1942 – Page 1 · The Pittsburgh Courier (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) · Newspapers.comPhoto of the Patten brothers, who were on USS Nevada when it was hit at Pearl HarborPhoto of the Patten brothers, who were on USS Nevada when it was hit at Pearl Harbor Wed, Mar 12, 2003 – Page 183 · The Palm Beach Post (West Palm Beach, Florida) · Newspapers.com
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