The then 19-year-old watched the first bombs drop on the harbor while stationed aboard the Dobbin-class destroyer tender USS ...
The Japanese attack on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, was 82 years ago today. With a death toll ... a date which will live in world history, the United States was simultaneously ...
Pearl Harbor had a significant impact on the big picture of American history. “The attack on Pearl ... sight of the importance of civic lessons today. We’ve got to educate, inform and inspire ...
Freeman K. Johnson was expecting only a cake for his 105th birthday celebration Wednesday in Hyannis. But others had a ...
It had dug deep into history, explored far into the never ... (Secretary of the Treasury Morgenthau, on the eve of Pearl Harbor, was ready to appease Japan with a $2 billion loan and “most ...
A brand new, immersive experience gives an elevated view and understanding of the events of December 7, 1941 happens at the ...
He's since been sharing his story with his family, student groups and history ... who today lives in Tequesta, Florida. Asked what he wants Americans to know about Pearl Harbor, he said ...
As the site of the surprise attack that spurred America's entrance into World War II, Pearl Harbor is one of the most significant places in U.S. history and today, one of the most visited.
HONOLULU – Nearly 1.7 million people toured Pearl Harbor last year, making it one of Hawaii’s most-visited destinations. But don’t call it a tourist attraction, said actress Jamie Lee Curtis ...