Video - Day of Infamy: The Attack on Pearl Harbor

"December 7, 1941: The Battle of Pearl Harbor unfolds in a surprise attack by Japan on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor, Oahu Island, Hawaii. The Japanese strike cripples the Pacific fleet, though crucially, the fleet's three aircraft carriers are not in the harbor. The assault results in approximately 2,400 U.S. military personnel killed and another 1,000 wounded. The following day, President Franklin D. Roosevelt famously declares it "a date which will live in infamy," as the United States formally enters World War II by declaring war on Japan. This pivotal moment unites the American public and mobilizes the nation for the extensive conflict ahead, altering the course of the war and global history."