by Mark LoProto | Aug 2, 2017 | U.S. Leaders
On December 7th, 1941, the United States suffered one of its darkest days. Angered by trade sanctions enforced by the US, Japan launched a strike against the naval base at Pearl Harbor, located on the island of Oahu. During the tragic events that shattered a quiet...
by Mark LoProto | Jul 31, 2017 | Attack of Pearl Harbor, U.S. Leaders
At the time of the December 7th, 1941 surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, some of America’s best military minds were stationed there. Like all the other officers and enlisted men who were enjoying that peaceful Sunday morning, they were unaware of the magnitude of...
by Mark LoProto | May 6, 2017 | Civilians, History, U.S. Leaders
During the early days of the war in Europe, the United States implemented a program within Hawaii that selected a group of prominent citizens throughout Honolulu who would be of strategic value in the event of an act of war against the nation. While the US did its...
by Mark LoProto | May 1, 2017 | Before The Attack, U.S. Leaders
When you look at the policies of the United States today, it’s pretty easy to tell that it isn’t a nation driven by any sort of isolationism. Sometimes chided for being too involved in the world’s affairs, America wasn’t always as involved as it is today. In fact,...
