We look to our cable channel, the History Channel for This Day in History as we recognized National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. December 7, 1941 is a day America will never forget as the US naval fleet stationed at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii experienced a devastating attack. It began at 8 a.m. and resulted in the death of 2,400 Americans, and 1,200 wounded soldiers. It being a Sunday, many military personnel had left to attend religious services off base. The Japanese air attack was a calamitous surprise. “Much of the Pacific fleet was rendered useless: Five of eight battleships, three destroyers, and seven other ships were sunk or severely damaged, and more than 200 aircraft were destroyed,” it reads on the History Channel website.
It has been 76 years, and we pay tribute to the 2,400 Americans who lost their lives and recognize those who survived the devastating attack at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on December 7, 1941.