by Mark LoProto | Feb 14, 2020 | After The Attack, Before The Attack, History, Japanese-American Relations, U.S. Leaders, World War II, WWII in America
On September 4, 1940, as tensions between the United States and the Empire of Japan mounted, the America First Committee was formed. Led by Yale Law student R. Douglas Stuart, Jr., future US president Gerald Ford, future Peace Corps. Director Sargent Shriver, and...
by Mark LoProto | Jan 24, 2020 | Battleships, Pearl Harbor News, Recent News, Submarines, U.S. Leaders, USS Arizona Memorial, USS Oklahoma Memorial
It’s been over 75 years since a US Navy ship named USS Arizona or USS Oklahoma was in service. After being destroyed during the Pearl Harbor attack on December 7, 1941, the two battleships that bore those names were never returned to service. USS Arizona (BB-39) still...
by Mark LoProto | Jul 29, 2019 | After The Attack, FDR Quotes, History, U.S. Leaders
On Monday, December 8, 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt appeared before a joint session of the United States Congress to discuss the events that unfolded at Pearl Harbor the previous day. His address, known as the “Day of Infamy” speech, was brilliant and...
by Mark LoProto | Oct 17, 2018 | Allied Forces, Japanese Leaders, U.S. Leaders, U.S. Leaders, World War II
September 2, 1945. More than two weeks had passed since the Japanese laid down their arms and declared they would no longer fight the Allies in the Pacific. The United States and the other Allies organized a ceremony in which Japanese representatives would sign an...
by Mark LoProto | Nov 27, 2017 | Attack of Pearl Harbor, Before The Attack, Japanese Leaders, U.S. Leaders
On December 7th, the United States will once again commemorate the anniversary of the tragic attack on the Pearl Harbor naval base. Seventy-six years ago, the nation experienced a terrifying day when a fleet of Japanese fighters and bombers flew into Oahu airspace....
by Mark LoProto | Oct 9, 2017 | Attack of Pearl Harbor, Japanese Leaders, Pearl Harbor Heroes, U.S. Leaders
Any event that looms as large in the timeline of American history as the attack on Pearl Harbor is bound to leave a number of names and details that define it. From the types of armament used by Japan’s assaulting forces to the American ships targeted and damaged...
