At noon today Central Time, on this day in 1941, Pearl Harbor was attacked by Japan. The surprise attack led to the US entering World War II and ultimately resulted in the US firebombing Tokyo and nuking a couple of other cities for good measure. Millions died as a result of Japan’s failed attempt to conquer that half of the world.
From Wiki:
The attack on Pearl Harbor[nb 3] was a surprise military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service upon the United States against the U.S. Naval base at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Hawaii, just before 8:00 a.m. (local time) on Sunday, December 7, 1941. The United States was a neutral country at the time; the attack led the U.S. to formally enter World War II on the side of the Allies the following day. The Japanese military leadership referred to the attack as the Hawaii Operation and Operation AI,[nb 4] and as Operation Z during its planning.[12][13][14]
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