US Marines are seen here taking up positions near the unfinished swimming pool during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on the 7th of December, 1941.
The attack finally succeeded in drawing the United States into the Second World War.
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On this day: the Doolittle Raid
The Doolittle Raid, a series of US bomb attacks on Japan, took place on the 18th of April, 1942. Also called the Tokyo Raid, it was seen as retaliation for the Pearl Harbor attack a few months before.
On this day: Attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941
The USS Arizona (BB-39) burning during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. 7th December, 1941.
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