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Pearl Harbor attack Map of China in 1941 showing areas controlled by Japanese occupation in purple, Chinese Communists in red, and Chinese Nationalists in green. The Japanese-held territory includes Manchuria and much of the eastern coast and North China Plain. The map also marks the boundary of modern China, the route of the Long March, major cities such as Peking, Nanjing, Shanghai, and Chongqing, and neighboring countries. Tōjō Hideki Yamamoto Isoroku Kimmel, Husband; Pearl Harbor attack Infographic summarizing the December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, with a map of Oahu showing the attack routes, a timeline of events, statistics on Japan's aerial force, U.S. and Japanese casualties, and key ships involved. Includes visual icons for planes, ships, and awards, and highlights the aftermath and significance of the event during World War II.
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Added cross-reference. Aug 13, 2026
Modified link of Web site: U.S. Department of War - Remembering Pearl Harbor. Apr 27, 2026
Anniversary information added. Nov 30, 2025
Top Questions added. Nov 20, 2025
Added Top question. Aug 26, 2025
Add new Web site: Ohio State University - Origins - Why Did Japan Attack Pearl Harbor? Jul 11, 2025
Questions and answers added. Feb 11, 2025
Add new Web site: U.S. Department of War - Remembering Pearl Harbor. Feb 06, 2025
Add new Web site: National Museum of the United States Army - The Attack on the Pearl Harbor. Sep 20, 2024
Add new Web site: National Museum of the United States Army - The Attack on Pearl Harbor. Jan 22, 2024
Add new Web site: Imperial War Museums - What Happened At The Pearl Harbor? Jun 26, 2023
Add new Web site: Warfare History Network - How Pearl Harbor Happened. Apr 03, 2023
Removed media. Feb 04, 2022
Corrected display issue. Sep 10, 2020
Media added. Jan 08, 2020
Rearranged media. Oct 23, 2019
Add new Web site: Kidzworld - Pearl Harbor. Feb 07, 2019
Add new Web site: The National Museum of Nuclear Science and History - Atomic Heritage Foundation - Attack on Pearl Harbor - 1941. Aug 15, 2018
Add new Web site: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum - Holocaust Encyclopedia - Pearl Harbor. Aug 15, 2018
Add new Web site: United States Senate - Joint Committee on the Investigation of the Pearl Harbor Attack. Aug 15, 2018
Article thoroughly revised. Aug 01, 2018
Corrected display issue. May 22, 2018
Corrected display issue. Dec 15, 2017
Media added. Feb 23, 2017
Deleted "This year marks the 75th anniversary of the attack." Jan 03, 2017
Media added. Dec 19, 2016
Noted that 2016 marked the 75th anniversary of the attack. Sep 07, 2016
Add new Web site: GlobalSecurity.org - Attack on Pearl Harbor. Jul 31, 2016
Add new Web site: The History Learning Site - Pearl Harbor 1941. Jul 31, 2016
Add new Web site: HistoryNet - Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941. Jul 31, 2016
Add new Web site: The National WWII Museum - Pearl Harbor Attack, December 7, 1941. Jul 27, 2016
Add new Web site: Social Studies for Kids - The Attack on Pearl Harbor. Jul 27, 2016
Added video. Dec 05, 2014
Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Pearl Harbor. Jun 24, 2014
Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Pearl Harbor. Jan 15, 2014
Added new Web site: Naval History and Heritage Command - Pearl Harbor Raid. Jun 03, 2009
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - History - Japan Bombs Pearl Harbor: July 1941-December 1941. Nov 19, 2008
Article revised and updated. Aug 23, 2007
Media added. Oct 26, 2006
Media added. Sep 29, 2006
Added new Web site: National Geographic Homework Help. May 26, 2006
Added new Web site: National Geographic Homework Help. May 26, 2006
Article revised. Nov 02, 2001
Article revised. Apr 07, 1999
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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