{"id":9217,"date":"2011-12-07T09:00:15","date_gmt":"2011-12-07T14:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nyoatrader.com\/blog\/?p=9217"},"modified":"2011-12-07T08:37:35","modified_gmt":"2011-12-07T13:37:35","slug":"pearl-harbor-%e2%80%93-december-7-1941","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nyoatrader.com\/blog\/2011\/12\/07\/pearl-harbor-%e2%80%93-december-7-1941\/","title":{"rendered":"Pearl Harbor \u00e2\u20ac\u201c December 7, 1941"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"Pearl Harbor\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nyoatrader.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/pearl-harbor.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nyoatrader.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/pearl-harbor.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"Pearl Harbor\" align=\"left\" \/><\/a>From the <a href=\"http:\/\/memory.loc.gov\/ammem\/today\/dec07.html\">Library of Congress<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>On December 7, 1941, Japanese planes attacked the United States Naval Base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Territory killing more than 2,300 Americans. The U.S.S. Arizona was completely destroyed and the U.S.S. Oklahoma capsized. The attack sank three other ships and damaged many additional vessels. More than 180 aircraft were destroyed.<\/p>\n<p>A hurried dispatch from the ranking United States naval officer in Pearl Harbor, Commander in Chief Pacific, to all major navy commands and fleet units provided the first official word of the attack at the ill-prepared Pearl Harbor base. It said simply: AIR RAID ON PEARL HARBOR X THIS IS NOT DRILL.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>From the <a href=\"http:\/\/memory.loc.gov\/ammem\/afcphhtml\/afcphhome.html\">American Folklore Center<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span>Broadcaster, Buffalo, New York, December, 1941: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Mr. Sullivan. What do you think about the American people? Do you think we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re ready for this?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<br \/>\nSullivan: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Well\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<br \/>\nBroadcaster: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Your honest opinion.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<br \/>\nSullivan: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve never been ready for anything. But we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve always been able to meet it.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<br \/>\nBroadcaster: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Do you think we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll meet this?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<br \/>\nSullivan: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I do.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>And the Soldier, Sailor, or Airman today..<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mzB1ATc7SFk&#038;\">http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mzB1ATc7SFk&amp;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<br \/>\nI believe that I interpret the will of the Congress and of the people when I assert that we will not only defend ourselves to the uttermost, but will make it very certain that this form of treachery shall never again endanger us.<\/p>\n<p>Hostilities exist. There is no blinking at the fact that our people, our territory, and our interests are in grave danger.<\/p>\n<p>With confidence in our armed forces, with the unbounding determination of our people, we will gain the inevitable triumph &#8212; so help us God. December 8, 1941, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From the Library of Congress: On December 7, 1941, Japanese planes attacked the United States Naval Base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Territory killing more than 2,300 Americans. The U.S.S. Arizona was completely destroyed and the U.S.S. Oklahoma capsized. The attack sank three other ships and damaged many additional vessels. 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