Dec. 7 marks the 75th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor—the surprise military strike on the United States by the Imperial Japanese Navy that led to America’s entrance into World War II.
Here, the damaged battleship USS California, listing to port after being hit by Japanese aerial torpedoes and bombs, is seen off Ford Island during the attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
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The forward magazine of the destroyer USS Shaw explodes during the second Japanese attack wave on Pearl Harbor.
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Flak bursts of anti-aircraft shells pepper the skyline above rising smoke from the battleship USS Arizona during the Japanese raid.
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Sailors stand amid wrecked planes at the Ford Island seaplane base, watching as the destroyer USS Shaw explodes in the center background during the Japanese attack.
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The crew of the Japanese carrier Shokaku cry “Banzai!” as a Type 97 Kate carrier attack plane takes off as the second wave attack is launched.
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The body of a sailor killed during the Japanese air attack at Naval Air Station Kanoehe Bay lies on the shoreline.
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The battleship USS Arizona sinks after being hit by the Japanese air attack.
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U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signs the declaration of war on Japan in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 8, 1941.
