TODAY IN HISTORY: On this day in 1941, Japan launched a surprise attack on the U.S. Navy base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. The raid, which claimed 2,403 American lives, prompted the United States to declare war against Japan the next day.
Disregarding the dangerous possibilities of explosions, American sailors bring their boats right alongside the burning battleship West Virginia to better fight the flames, on Dec. 7, 1941, in Hawaii.UPPA/Photoshot/Newscom
Smoke rises from Hickam Field in the distance during the attack on Pearl Harbor on the Hawaiian island of Oahu, Dec. 7, 1941.Sailors attempt to save a burning PBY amphibious aircraft during the Japanese raid on Naval Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, Dec. 7, 1941.A Marine rifle squad fires a volley over the bodies of 15 officers and men killed at Naval Air Station Kanoehe Bay, Hawaii, on Dec. 8, 1941.American ships burn during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, in this Dec.
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