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National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, also referred to as Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day or Pearl Harbor Day, is observed annually in the United States on December 7, to remember and honor the 2,403 Americans who were killed in the Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii on December 7, 1941, which led to the United States declaring war on Japan the next day and thus entering World ...
The following are national and state holidays in Poland, although they are normally working days unless declared a public holiday. 19 February - Polish Science Day (Dzień Nauki Polskiej), established in 2020; 1 March - National Cursed Soldiers Remembrance Day (Narodowy Dzień Pamięci „Żołnierzy Wyklętych”), established in 2011
In 1994, U.S. Congress designated Dec. 7 as National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. Memorial events at the Pearl Harbor National Memorial remind the country of those who died that day and of the ...
1941 – World War II: Attack on Pearl Harbor: The Imperial Japanese Navy carries out a surprise attack on the United States Pacific Fleet and its defending Army and Marine air forces at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. (For Japan's near-simultaneous attacks on Eastern Hemisphere targets, see December 8.)
A bald eagle makes an appearance at a previous Pearl Harbor Day remembrance event. There will be a moment of silence at 12:55 p.m., the time the attack began (7:55 a.m. Hawaii time). Enhancing the ...
See historical photos of the day which President Franklin Roosevelt would later call "a date which will live in infamy." Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: Historical photos show the Dec. 7, 1941 ...
December 7: Feast day of Saint Ambrose (Christianity); National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day in the United States Jack Fingleton 1936 – Australian cricketer Jack Fingleton (pictured) became the first player to score centuries in four consecutive Test innings.
It is observed on Dec. 7 every year, the anniversary of the attack by the Japanese military on the naval base. National Pearl Harbor Day didn't get established until 1994 in accordance with public ...