December 7, 1941 is a day that all Americans should recognize. Early that morning Japanese bombers launched one of two attacks on the Hawaiian base Pearl Harbor. This attack came as a surprise to the people, first as a shock, which soon turned to anger. By the 11th, when the Axis powers declared war on the U.S., the decision was almost unanimous to "defeat the dictators". More than sixty years have passed since that day, but …showed first 75 words of 1194 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1194 total…of Controversy", Online, May 17, 2003 Theodore O'Keefe, "Pearl Harbor: Case Closed?", Online, May 23, 2003 Husband E. Kimmel, "Admiral Kimmel's Story", Online May 23, 2003 Percy L. Greaves, "The Mystery of Pearl Harbor", Online, May 23, 2003 Charles Lutton op. cit. Husband E. Kimmel op. cit. Charles Lutton op. cit. Shigenori Togo, "Why Japan Attacked Pearl Harbor", U.S. News & World Report, 1956, p.135 Percy L. Greaves op. cit. Charles Lutton op. cit. Ibid. Otto Friedrich, "Day of Infamy", Time, 138, 1991, p.43