Pearl Harbor Before The Attack: A History

The Newspaper Ad Warning

January 14, 2017 ·

One very important thing when learning about history is ensuring that what you’re reading is accurate. As you dig through countless articles and blogs retelling the events of calamities like the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941, you may come across mentions of a newspaper ad that allegedly served as a forewarning of […]

History of the Harbor

December 14, 2016 ·

History of the Harbor Do an online search for Pearl Harbor and you'll find countless results pointing towards one devastating day in the history of the harbor. On December 7th, 1941, with the rest of the world already locked in battle, the United States was forced into the fray when Japanese bombers flew in and […]

Notable Letters From Pearl Harbor

November 24, 2016 ·

“If I live thru it, I’ll be glad not to have missed it.” These are the words Mrs Jane Colestock, wife of Lieutenant Edward Colestock, wrote just days after the attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941. Along with many others, Jane had family and friends overseas while she was in the midst of the […]

Cryptographers in Pearl Harbor and WWII

November 15, 2016 ·

WWII was a war of deception and subterfuge. There is no better example of such deception than Pearl Harbor. On the morning of December 7th, 1941, the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor while still holding peace talks with the United States. The Japanese did send a declaration of war, which conveniently did not reach the Americans […]

Pre-war history of Pearl Harbor

November 04, 2016 ·

Pre-war history of Pearl Harbor – Wai Momi When we speak of the history of Pearl Harbor, the first thing that comes to mind is the Japanese attack, which happened in 1941 and determined the role that the US took in World War II. However, Pearl Harbor has a long history of legends, mystery, trade […]

Japan's Leaders: Who Was in Charge of the Pearl Harbor Attack?

October 22, 2016 ·

The attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941 was well coordinated, well-planned and no doubt a surprise to the US military that were stationed there. That was the plan, after all. But the attack – and the recovery – could not have been possible without the key players for both Japan and the US at […]

Why did the US set up at Pearl Harbor?

October 15, 2016 ·

The history of the Hawaiian Islands is clear, and the historical presence of its people is known to date back as far as 124AD, depending on which history book you read it from. The original Hawaiians were of Polynesian origin and came from the Marquesas Islands. The Islands were run under their own monarchy for […]

FDR's Day of Infamy

July 04, 2016 ·

24 hours with the President As far as President Franklin D. Roosevelt knew when he woke up on December 7, 1941, the negotiations between the United States and the Empire of Japan still held a hope of averting war between the nations. The talks were beginning to languish, but they had not yet fallen through—or […]

The Opana Radar Station

June 02, 2016 ·

How we almost knew about the Pearl Harbor attack before it happened. If U.S. planes hadn’t been coming in the same morning... If they would have had more practice using radar technology... If they had known about the Japanese submarine that had been spotted… Could Pearl Harbor have been saved? How often we look back […]

USS Pennsylvania - The Day the Music Died

April 20, 2016 ·

On Saturday night, December 6, 1941, a rousing musical competition, the Battle of Music, entertained many U.S. sailors and their guests in the Bloch Arena at the Pearl Harbor Naval Station. Twenty-one-member bands were competing in the semi-finals to see who would face off against the bands of the USS Arizona and the Marine Corps Barracks. The […]

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Before The Attack

The Newspaper Ad Warning

History of the Harbor

Notable Letters From Pearl Harbor

Cryptographers in Pearl Harbor and WWII

Pre-war history of Pearl Harbor

Japan's Leaders: Who Was in Charge of the Pearl Harbor Attack?

Why did the US set up at Pearl Harbor?

FDR's Day of Infamy

The Opana Radar Station

USS Pennsylvania - The Day the Music Died

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