Editor’s note: This story was originally published on Dec. 7, 2024.

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On Dec. 7, 1941, the empire of Japan launched an air raid on the U.S. Navy base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, killing more than 2,300 Americans. The United States declared war against Japan the following day.

Per reports, the entire live battle took two hours and 20 minutes, start to finish. The Japanese came, dropped their bombs, and headed for Manila for a second attack, leaving behind 2,403 dead, another 1,178 wounded, 18 ships sunk or disabled and 77 aircraft destroyed.

On Dec. 8, Congress officially declared war against Imperial Japan.

For days after the shattering attack on Pearl Harbor, as America headed into full-scale war with Japan,

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