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Franklin D. Roosevelt - Pearl Harbor

Time: Sunday Dec 7, 1941

Place: Pearl Harbor, U.S.

Details: On the morning of December 7, 1941, the Japanese struck the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor with a surprise attack, knocking out the main American battleship fleet and killing 2,403 American servicemen and civilians.

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On This Day - 7 December

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7 December 1941

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December 1941

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1941

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Aug, 1941 - Germany
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World War II
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World War II
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