Pearl Harbor
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When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, the 17-year-old who would become my father lied about his age to enlist in the Marines.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
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
The Pearl Harbor attack of Dec. 7, 1941, brought the S&P down by 11% over the following three months — but one year later the market was up by 4.3%.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2026
Thursday’s meeting between the two had a few rough patches, particularly the president’s joke about Pearl Harbor after a reporter asked him why the U.S. hadn’t notified allies about the U.S.’s plan to strike Iran.
From Barron's ● Mar. 22, 2026
Shortly afterward, however, someone rushes in and says the Japanese have bombed Pearl Harbor, an American naval base in Hawaii.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
