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American Sports During World War II

February 27, 2018 ·

For many Americans, sports are a big part of life. Take away any of the major American sports, be it baseball, football, basketball, or hockey, and you’re going to have a lot of angry people. Sports have always played a big role in American culture. In the 1940s, for example, boxing, football, baseball, and horse […]

Learning Pearl Harbor: What Is a Submarine?

January 26, 2018 ·

Submarine history begins long before the 20th century, but it was during World War I that they became a true staple of naval warfare. In both World War I and World War II, their presence was heavily felt in the Atlantic with German U-Boats causing significant losses to Allied vessels, and though the December 7, […]

Honouliuli National Monument: A Reminder of World War II Internment

December 16, 2017 ·

Not long after the United States suffered the loss of 2,403 lives in under two hours on the island of Oahu, a cold wind of anger tainted by prejudice washed over the United States. Japan was the perpetrator of the devastation left behind after the Dec. 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, but many Americans […]

The United States, Japan, and Baseball

December 13, 2017 ·

For well over a century, baseball has been considered America’s pastime, though it long ago spread from the United States to many nations around the world. Since the early twentieth century, years before the United States was dragged into World War II, Japan and the United States shared a love for at least one thing […]

Remembering Pearl Harbor - 76 Years Later

December 07, 2017 ·

A droplet of oil spreads on the glassy surface of the harbor. Beneath it, a rusting wreckage, a memory of bombs, torpedoes, and machine gun fire. The destruction of the USS Arizona is among the most powerful images produced during the December 7, 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Each year, the World War II […]

Victory Over Japan Day(s)

November 06, 2017 ·

On the morning of December 7th, 1941, the United States was stunned when a Japanese strike force of bombers and fighters flew into Pearl Harbor and dropped bombs and torpedoes on the battleships and other vessels moored there. The attack left 2,403 Americans dead, caused the complete destruction of two battleships, and pushed the nation […]

Pearl Harbor – Waking the Sleeping Giant

October 30, 2017 ·

Looking over the history of World War II and, specifically the attack on Pearl Harbor, you’ve probably come across a phrase every so often, one that may sound a little silly, considering the circumstances surrounding it, but actually means a lot more than is apparent at first glance. Waking the Sleeping Giant The “sleeping giant” […]

The USS Cassin: Pearl Harbor and Beyond

October 22, 2017 ·

On the morning of December 7, 1941, Japanese bombs fell and torpedoes slashed through the waters of Pearl Harbor, causing a devastating amount of damage to the vessels lined up in Battleship Row in in the dry docks nearby. Each of the seven battleships moored there suffered some degree of damage, some far worse than […]

"Just Part of the Job"

October 20, 2017 ·

In a November 2016 interview with Pearl Harbor survivor John Hughes, the 97-year-old veteran touched on a word that he and his fellow Pearl Harbor survivors hear often. When discussing his long Marine Corps career, Hughes shrugs off being called a hero, instead claiming it “was just part of the job.” Hughes served in the […]

Did American Sanctions Spur Pearl Harbor?

October 18, 2017 ·

One hundred and thirty-three days That’s how long the United States had to reconsider the strict sanctions it had placed on Japan in the summer of 1941. On the 134th day, Japan launched a sudden assault on the American naval base at Pearl Harbor, killing over 2,400 Americans and launching the war in the Pacific. […]

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American Sports During World War II

Learning Pearl Harbor: What Is a Submarine?

Honouliuli National Monument: A Reminder of World War II Internment

The United States, Japan, and Baseball

Remembering Pearl Harbor - 76 Years Later

Victory Over Japan Day(s)

Pearl Harbor – Waking the Sleeping Giant

The USS Cassin: Pearl Harbor and Beyond

"Just Part of the Job"

Did American Sanctions Spur Pearl Harbor?

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