The Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor began at 7:48 a.m. on December 7, 1941. The attack killed some 2,400 Americans and wounded many others, while sinking four battleships.

The sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis is widely known as a shark story—but the truth is much more horrifying.

The Events Leading to the Attack on Pearl Harbor The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, killed 2,400 Americans ...

Warren Upton was a 22-year-old Navy radioman assigned to the USS Utah, a demilitarized battleship moored at Pearl Harbor, when the first of two torpedoes struck the vessel the morning of Dec. 7, 1941.

But a recent survey of 350 Long Island high school students found little more than half knew the Dec. 7, 1941, Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor launched the United States into World War II.

Only two veterans who survived the Dec. 7, 1941, Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor attended the annual commemoration in Hawaii: Ken Stevens, 102, of Powers, Ore., and Ira Schab, 104, of ...

The Pearl Harbor attack sparked outrage across the U.S. and led the nation to enter World War II, declaring war on the Empire of Japan on Dec. 8, 1941, per History.com.

Over 80 years later, Dec. 7, 1941 is a date that still lives in infamy. The attack on Pearl Harbor launched the United States into World War II and left an indelible scar on the American psyche ...

But at 7:20 a.m., fate intervened to ensure the young pilot an unwelcome and enduring place in history, branded as the man who had a chance to thwart the Pearl Harbor attack — but didn’t.

The Pearl Harbor attack sparked outrage across the U.S. and led the nation to enter World War II, declaring war on the Empire of Japan on Dec. 8, 1941, per History.com.

The Pearl Harbor attack marked the beginning of all-out war between the ... the Dutch East Indies and New Guinea. U.S. possessions, too, came under attack: the Philippines, the major U.S. base ...