Pearl Harbor

The Day That Was

Dan Rather | Posted 05.29.2012

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I recently returned to Pearl Harbor for a documentary film about that day of infamy and its many ripples through the subsequent 70 years of history. It was deeply personal work because I worry that the lessons of that day are in danger of being forgotten.

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Pan Am Memories of My Adventures to Tokyo and Kyoto

Carole Mallory | Posted 03.18.2012

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At Tokyo's airport I kissed Michael 'goodbye' and gave him my address in New York, but after a few letters, I never heard from him again. 'Tokyo Michael' was how I remembered him and don't regret one moment we spent together.

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Was FDR Given Cocaine?

Steven M. Gillon | Posted 03.04.2012

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While researching my new book I came across circumstantial evidence that FDR was treated on December 7, 1941, and perhaps on a regular basis throughout much of his presidency, with cocaine.

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Living History: Observations at Pearl Harbor 70th Anniversary

Lesleyann Coker | Posted 02.14.2012

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For those of us fortunate enough to experience this week of living history, it was difficult to leave. We take with us the knowledge that the day is near when we return and all of the survivors will be gone.

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Pearl Harbor Female Firefighters Mystery Solved

Posted 12.13.2011

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A photo of female firefighters believed to have been taken during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor has been shown to have been mislabeled. In hi...

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Remembering Pearl Harbor

Murray Fromson | Posted 02.08.2012

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We seventh graders who lived on December 7, 1941 will always remember the Day that Will Live in Infamy, marking the day of the Japanese surprise atta...

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Seriously? Controversy About Obama Kids Getting Teriyaki Chicken at School?

Gil Asakawa | Posted 02.07.2012

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No one should have any Japanese food on December 7. For that matter, we shouldn't have any German or Italian food in addition to Japanese food, on Memorial Day or Veterans' Day.

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Pearl Harbor Survivor Dies On Anniversary Of Attack

The Republic | Posted 12.08.2011

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World War II veteran Frank Curre died Wednesday, exactly 70 years after surviving the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor. Curre, who served in the Navy, ...

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Stars Who Served In World War II

Posted 12.08.2011

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When the bombs rained down on Pearl Harbor, Americans immediately went to work. In addition to a homefront that saw citizens plant victory gardens, bu...

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Conservatives Criticize Pearl Harbor Day Asian Lunch Menu At Obama Kids' School

Posted 12.08.2011

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In what seems to be an unfortunate coincidence, Sidwell Friends -- the school that Malia and Sasha Obama attend -- served an Asian-inspired lunch menu...

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Pearl Harbor 'Real Time' Tweets From 1941

The Huffington Post | Tara Kelly | Posted 12.07.2011

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In remembrance of today's70th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, history buffs can follow the attack in real time on Twitter. The San Dieg...

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WATCH: How The World Learned About Pearl Harbor

Posted 12.07.2011

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It's been 70 years since Pearl Harbor was attacked on December 7, 1941. The aerial attacks killed 2,042 Americans in a day that President Franklin...

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'A Date That Will Live In Infamy"

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 12.07.2011

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On Dec. 7, 1941, 70 years ago today, the United States naval base on the southern coast of Oahu Island, Hawaii known as Pearl Harbor was hit by a surp...

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WATCH: Pearl Harbor Attack Survivor Hopes Legacy Will Live On

Posted 12.07.2011

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December 7, 1941 will forever remain a day of infamy, but for the dwindling number of survivors who witnessed the Pearl Harbor attack firsthand, this ...

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Rangel Calls For Controversial Measure

The Huffington Post | Luke Johnson | Posted 12.07.2011

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Rep. Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.) on Wednesday renewed his call for a military draft, speaking on the House floor on the anniversary of Pearl Harbor. "I...

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FDR's Response to Pearl Harbor: Economic Freedom as Vital National Security Policy

David Woolner | Posted 02.06.2012

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For Roosevelt, WWII was as much about the perils of economic depravity as it was about blatant international aggression.

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PHOTOS: The Attacks On Pearl Harbor, 70 Years Ago Today

Posted 12.07.2011

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70 years ago today, the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii was attacked by the Imperial Japanese Navy. The aerial attacks were carried o...

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The 9/11 Of Their Generation

SGT Tanangachi Mfuni | Posted 02.06.2012

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On the 70th anniversary of Pearl Harbor, I have a nagging thought that while dates with infamy are tattooed to the soul of the generation which experiences them, they lose their sacredness with each new generation.

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Rep. Peter King's "Homegrown Terrorism" Hearing Risks Repeating History

Rep. Mike Honda | Posted 02.06.2012

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The anniversary of Pearl Harbor must not be used to suggest that 2011 America faces a religious "enemy within." Instead, the anniversary serves as a powerful rationale for an informed, precise and moral approach to combating homegrown terrorism, not hyped-up discrimination.

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'BODIES EVERYWHERE': Pearl Harbor Vet Recalls Surprise Attack

www.reuters.com | Suzanne Roig | Posted 12.07.2011

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(Reuters) - Seventy years ago this week, Navy veteran Lou Gore was startled by the muffled thuds of explosions and a burst of commotion while cleaning...

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Pearl Harbor Attack Survivors Commemorate 70th Anniversary

AP | AUDREY McAVOY | Posted 02.06.2012

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PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii — In wheelchairs and on walkers, the old veterans came Wednesday to remember the day 70 years ago when the Japanese bombed ...

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Sailors Who Survived Pearl Harbor Attack Returned To Ships After Death

AP | AUDREY McAVOY | Posted 02.05.2012

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HONOLULU (Associated Press) -- Lee Soucy, who lived to be 90 after surviving the attack on Pearl Harbor, is finally back with his shipmates 70 years l...

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Pearl Harbor -- and Our Moral Identity as a Nation

Nigel Hamilton | Posted 02.04.2012

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With Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney heading up a desultory field of Republican patriots, all pretending they have a lock on American national pride, I'd like to say a few things as a professional American historian and biographer.

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FDR, Pearl Harbor and Presidential Leadership

Steven M. Gillon | Posted 01.29.2012

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What is notable about Roosevelt's actions that day is not just that he was right, but that he had the strength and conviction to stand firm in the face of the united opposition of his secretaries of war, state, and navy.

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'Hawaii Five-0' Cast To Aid Veterans Project

AP | Posted 11.14.2011

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HONOLULU -- The stars of CBS' "Hawaii Five-0" will be lending a hand off-screen to military school kids at Pearl Harbor. Actors Alex O'Loughlin, Scot...

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