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English: In January 1941, Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto began developing a plan to attack the American base in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. For eleven months, the Japanese continued to refine their plans while at the same time working diplomatically to relieve tensions with the United States.
Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Depicted place Pearl Harbor (Oahu, Honolulu county, Hawaii, United States, North and Central America) harbor ( 21°21′N 157°58′W / 21.35°N 157.97°W / 21.35; -157.97 ; NARA geographical record
The damaged battleship USS California, listing to port after being hit by Japanese aerial torpedoes and bombs, is seen off Ford Island during the attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, U.S. December 7, 1941.
The initial announcement of the attack on Pearl Harbor was made by the White House Press Secretary, Stephen Early, at 2:22 p.m. Eastern time (8:52 a.m. Hawaiian time): "The Japanese have attacked Pearl Harbor from the air and all naval and military activities on the island of Oahu, principal American base in the Hawaiian islands."
The Japanese attack on the U.S. Naval Base at Pearl Harbor destroyed almost 200 U.S. aircraft, took 2,400 lives, and swayed Americans to support the decision to join World War II.
During the attack on Pearl Harbor, the crew actively participated in anti-aircraft defense. Despite being in the midst of an overhaul, the crew engaged in fierce gunfire against enemy aircraft.
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Dec. 6—Imposing headlines blazed across the top of the Dec. 8, 1941, Albuquerque Journal, reporting the devastating Japanese attack the day before on the United States Naval Base at Pearl Harbor ...