Today is Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day.

The attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese Imperial Navy took place a full 80 years ago today.  It killed 2,403 Americans, wounded another 1,178, and finally brought the United States into World War II.



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Destruction of the U.S.S. Shaw.  Photo credit: unknown United States Navy photographer.

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