December 7
National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day�
National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, also referred to as�Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day�or�Pearl Harbor Day, is observed annually in the�United States�on December 7, to remember and honor the 2,403 citizens of the United States who were killed in the Japanese surprise�attack on Pearl Harbor�in Hawaii on December 7, 1941.
On August 23, 1994, the�United States Congress, by�Pub.L. 103�308, designated December 7 of each year as National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day.[1]�On Pearl Harbor Day, the�American flag�should be flown at half-staff until sunset to honor those who died as a result of the attack on U.S. Military and naval forces in Hawaii.[2]
Pearl Harbor Day is not a federal holiday � government offices, schools, and businesses do not close. Some organizations may hold special events in memory of those killed or injured at Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor, Oahu � The Attack: Facts and Information
The Japanese dreamed of an Empire in Asia and began their quest in early 1931. They overran Manchuria and established it as a state, which they named Manchukuo. Moving into China, the Japanese were initially successful, but ultimately encountered the resistance of the Chinese, under the government Chiang Kai-shek. A crisis arose in 1937, when Japan launched a major offensive in an effort to reduce China into submission.
This Day In History
At 7:55 a.m.�Hawaii�time, a Japanese dive bomber bearing the red symbol of the Rising Sun of Japan on its wings appears out of the clouds above the island of Oahu. A swarm of 360 Japanese warplanes followed, descending on the U.S. naval base at�Pearl Harbor�in a ferocious assault. The surprise attack struck a critical blow against the U.S. Pacific fleet and drew the United States irrevocably into�World War II.
How Do You Remember The Day?
CAMDEN - Rifles fired over the Delaware River from the battleship New Jersey on Tuesday to commemorate an event that occurred half way around the world 76 years ago.
