How many died in pearl harbor
Pearl harbor summary.
Pearl Harbor
Harbor on the island of Oahu, Hawaii
For its current operations as a military base, see Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam. For the attack operation in 1941, see Attack on Pearl Harbor.
For other uses, see Pearl Harbor (disambiguation).
Pearl Harbor is an American lagoonharbor on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, west of Honolulu.
How long did the attack on pearl harbor last
It was often visited by the naval fleet of the United States, before it was acquired from the Hawaiian Kingdom by the U.S. with the signing of the Reciprocity Treaty of 1875. Much of the harbor and surrounding lands are now a United States Navy deep-water naval base.
It is also the headquarters of the United States Pacific Fleet. The U.S. government first obtained exclusive use of the inlet and the right to maintain a repair and coaling station for ships here in 1887.[1] The surprise attack on the harbor by the Imperial Japanese Navy on December 7, 1941, led the United States to declare war on the Empire of Japan, marking the United S