Pearl harbour attack

To commemorate the 70th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, here are some stunning images of the event that brought the United States into World War II. And allow us to use the occasion to thank our veterans for their service and sacrifice.

It's now been 80 years since the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor that led to the US joining World War II.

If you were raised in the United States, you were taught about the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. You’ve heard the famous description of it by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who called it “a date which will live in infamy.” With a lack of declaration of war and without warning — and killing 2,403 Americans — the surprise attack by Japan’s military on the U.S.

Watch your jet, bro.

Perry Richard Wallen, just in his teens aboard the USS Antares during the attack on Pearl Harbor. The horrors he must have seen as he and his fellow crewmen tried to rescue survivors and collect the remains of those who perished. Pearl Harbor Attack, USS Antares (AKS-3) U.S.S. Antares AKS3/A16-3(0661) Pearl Harbor, December 7th, 1941

When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, they catapulted the United States into World War II in one swift stroke.

See original vintage headlines, news stories, photos and more from the Japanese attack on Hawaii's Pearl Harbor, marking the American entry into WWII.

Seventy-five years ago today, the United States was attacked by Japan at Pearl Harbor in Oahu, Hawaii. The attack lasted less than 90 minutes but the effects were immense. View Full Graphic| Source…

The incredibly vivid pictures show vast war ships and a PBY flying boat burning in the aftermath of the bombs dropped by the Japanese aircraft

“Yesterday, December 7, 1941—a date that will live in infamy—the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan.” – US Presiden…