History Orbit

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“The past does not disappear. It orbits us, always.”

Search any war, revolution, empire or era across 150+ countries and 5,000 years — powered by 20+ live open databases.

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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

More Detail Summary Timeline Images Quiz Me

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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