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IamMrsG
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This day in history

‎12-07-2017 08:38 PM

December 7, 1941 Pearl Harbor was bombed.  Two thousand four hundred Americans were killed, one thousand two hundred were wounded.

 

half-mast US flag animated

 

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Re: This day in history

‎12-07-2017 08:46 PM

One of my Dad's brothers was there. Fortunately  , he was not on his ship. He was at the beach with a girl when it started. He said by the time he got back to Pearl Harbor Hell had literally broken out there.

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Re: This day in history

‎12-07-2017 10:07 PM

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MacDUFF
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Re: This day in history

‎12-07-2017 10:13 PM

Day of infamy speech...

 

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=day+of+infamy+speech&&view=detail&mid=F2772C2AB3763C5E8169F2772...

 

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Re: This day in history

‎12-07-2017 10:14 PM

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MacDUFF
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Re: This day in history

‎12-07-2017 10:20 PM

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MacDUFF
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Re: This day in history

‎12-07-2017 10:22 PM

Pearl Harbor timeline...

 

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/pearlharbor/history/pearlharbor_timeline.html

 

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Re: This day in history

‎12-07-2017 10:22 PM

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Re: This day in history

‎12-07-2017 10:27 PM

That is a devastating timeline, @MacDUFF.  I sure hope that kids are being taught this in depth in schools...

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Re: This day in history

‎12-07-2017 10:27 PM

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