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Facts about Pearl Harbor
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1. Pearl Harbor is on the Hawaiian island of O‘ahu.
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2. Pearl Harbor was bombed on Sunday, December 7th, 1941.
“A date that will live in infamy.”
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3. That was during World War II. The United States declared war on the Japanese Empire because of the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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4. The Japanese Empire used not only planes in the attack, but also two-man mini submarines.
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5. The main targets were the U.S. battleships: U.S.S. Arizona, U.S.S. California, U.S.S. Maryland, U.S.S. Nevada, U.S.S. Oklahoma, U.S.S. Tennessee, U.S.S. Utah, and U.S.S. West Virginia.
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6. The U.S.S. Arizona was hit the worst and was sunk.
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7. The U.S.S. Oklahoma was turned upside down.
U.S.S. Oklahoma
U.S.S. Maryland
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8. The U.S.S. West Virginia was torn open.
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9. The overall death toll reached 2,350. 1,177 were from the U.S.S. Arizona.
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10. On the same day, the Japanese Empire also attacked Midway, Wake Island, Guam, the Philippines, Malaya, and Thailand.
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After the attack, many American men, women and dogs joined the military. The group Dogs for Defense was founded in January 1942 to train dogs for the military. 11.
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The U.S.S. Arizona Memorial is built over the remains of the ship. Oil still bubbles up from the U.S.S. Arizona to this day. 12.
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Thank You
Elinore Celeste Ross 2nd Grade