Pearl Harbor Day, the commemoration of the Pearl Harbor attacks on December 7, 1941, experiences its 66th anniversary today.
On this day, Japanese pilots dropped a surprise bomb attack on the U.S. Naval base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. It crippled the U.S. Pacific Fleet, and caused the U.S. to enter World War II.
During the attack at Pearl Harbor, over 2,400 American serviceman and 68 civilians were killed. Five of the eight battleships at Pearl Harbor were sunk or sinking, and virtually all ships were damaged.
On Pearl Harbor Day, U.S. flags are to be flown at half staff.
On December 8, 1941 President Franklin D. Roosevelt stated in a speech to Congress it was "..a day that will live in infamy". The U.S. then declared war on Japan.
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