Pearl Harbor
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Pearl Harbor put an end to all that when Hitler foolishly declared war on the United States four days after the Japanese attack.
From Salon • May 21, 2026
After Pearl Harbor, fears of aerial bombardment prompted schemes to make the president’s residence less conspicuous.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
In 2016, Japanese PM Shinzo Abe visited the US naval base at Pearl Harbor and a memorial in Arizona, offering "sincere and everlasting condolences" to the victims of Japan's attack.
From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026
US President Donald Trump on Thursday startled Japan's prime minister by mentioning the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, a seemingly light-hearted remark sure to elicit unease in a country now a firm US ally.
From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026
He and Tessie were stationed at Pearl Harbor, where they lived in austere marital housing and where my mother, at twenty-five, got a terrible sunburn and was never seen in a bathing suit again.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
