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Ancient Egypt · 3100 BCE Indus Valley Civilisation · 2600 BCE Maurya Empire · 322 BCE Han Dynasty China · 206 BCE Roman Empire · 44 BCE Gupta India · 320 CE Islamic Expansion · 622 CE Chola Empire · 850 CE Delhi Sultanate · 1206 CE Crusades · 1095 CE Mughal Empire · 1526 Maratha Empire · 1674 French Revolution · 1789 Industrial Revolution · 1760 Salt March · 1930 World War II · 1939 Indian Independence · 1947 Cold War · 1962 Moon Landing · 1969 Ancient Egypt · 3100 BCE Indus Valley Civilisation · 2600 BCE Maurya Empire · 322 BCE Han Dynasty China · 206 BCE Roman Empire · 44 BCE Gupta India · 320 CE Islamic Expansion · 622 CE Chola Empire · 850 CE Delhi Sultanate · 1206 CE Crusades · 1095 CE Mughal Empire · 1526 Maratha Empire · 1674 French Revolution · 1789 Industrial Revolution · 1760 Salt March · 1930 World War II · 1939 Indian Independence · 1947 Cold War · 1962 Moon Landing · 1969
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United States 7 December 1941 Global Importance

Attack on Pearl Harbor

Japan's surprise strike that brought the United States into World War II

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Historical Article

On 7 December 1941, the Imperial Japanese Navy launched a surprise strike on the US naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

353 Japanese aircraft struck in two waves — sinking 4 battleships, killing 2,403 Americans. The battleship USS Arizona was destroyed outright.

President Franklin D. Roosevelt called it "a date which will live in infamy". The US declared war on Japan, entering World War II.

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