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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 ...
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 ...
A sign reading: 'I AM AN AMERICAN', on the Wanto Co grocery store at 401 - 403 Eighth and Franklin Streets in Oakland, California, the day after the attack on Pearl Harbor, 8th December 1941.
Two survivors of the bombing — each 100 or older — are planning to return to Pearl Harbor on Saturday to observe the 83rd anniversary of the attack that thrust the US into World War II.
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 ...
3rd Saturday in May: Armed Forces Day; May 22: National Maritime Day; May 25: National Missing Children's Day [11] last Monday in May: Memorial Day [12] 1st Monday in June: National Child's Day; June 14: Flag Day and National Flag Week; June 19: Juneteenth [13] 3rd Sunday in June: Father's Day; July 27: National Korean War Veterans Armistice ...
Veterans Day is also a federal holiday. 36 U.S.C. § 145: December 7 (Fixed) National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: Calls upon all organizations and people of the U.S. to display the American flag at half-staff in honor of those who lost their lives during the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. 36 U.S.C. § 129: December 17 (Fixed) Pan American ...
Dec. 7 is now the National Pearl Harbor Day of Remembrance. This year marks the 82nd anniversary of the attack. A plaque talks about the history of the Pearl Harbor flag that's on display at the ...