December 7th‚ 1941‚ a day that will forever live in infamy‚ the Japanese launched a surprise attack on the United States at Pearl Harbor. The sneak attack left a total of 2‚403 military personnel and civilians dead. On December 8th‚ 1941‚ the day after the horrific attack‚ the president of the United States‚ Franklin Delano Roosevelt‚ issued an address to the entire nation urging a declaration of war against the Japanese. FDR delivered a compelling speech‚ which sent many Americans into a Patriotic
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freedom went under attack. Japan flew six aircrafts over an American naval base in Hawaii. This naval base was most commonly known as Pearl Harbor. This day went down as one of the most memorable days in history. Because it was so shocking‚ everyone was left asking themselves‚ “Why did Japan attack Pearl Harbor?” Many things led to the bombing of Pearl Harbor but some of the most important events were that the U.S. put an embargo on oil to Japan‚ they expanded into Manchuria along with many other
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The United States declares war! On December 7‚ 1941‚ in Pearl Harbor‚ Hawaii‚ a group of Japanese planes swooped over Pearl Harbor and bombed the U.S. Battleships. The reason for this was that the U.S. told the Japanese that if they bombed the Philippines we would go to war with their country. Therefore they bombed us thinking it would stop us from attacking them and give them an easy shot at hurting the Philippines. But after they bombed the U.S.they bombed the Philippines and we decided to take
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Being apart of the Newport Harbor Tennis Team these past 4 years have been truly unforgettable. This program has taught me my most valuable life lessons that I will cherish and use to build my future with. I have learned how to overcome my toughest battles and overall be a stronger person. I am so blesses to have gotten to know so many amazing people over my four years on the tennis team. I have made some of my closest friends through this program and I know we will always keep in touch thanks to
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Salt Lake City Best Sports City Without Doubt! While many computer games have turned today’s young ones into small couch potatoes: Salt Lake City Games is looking to change all of that. Wii‚ or just called "Wii" by many folks‚ is an interactive action-based video game you connect to your TV. We asked them to select two (2) athletics to play within an organized league. Here the discipline of the game and learning how to cope properly with adult authority added to their overall increase. Never did
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room for a few minutes was offered a job and had agreed to it at Chambers Bay Golf Course in Washington. I was awestruck. Never before had I even thought of the possibility that we could be moving. First of all my mom told me we would live in Gig Harbor not in Tacoma‚ and that I would go to Peninsula High School. I concluded that this was a great opportunity because of all the resources they would have here‚ more electives‚ sports‚ clubs‚ etcetera. After that surprising conversation I decided to
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This paper will summarize the history of Nursing during World War II – The attack on Pearl Harbor. On the historic date known as December 7th‚ 1941‚ at 7:55 am- over three hundred Japanese pilots attacked the base known as Pearl Harbor in Oahu‚ Hawaii. This left over 2‚235 military personnel and roughly 68 civilians dead. This attack‚ over 60 years ago‚ was one of the greatest milestones and historical turning point for women in the United States as they would become military nurses. The calm response
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It was a beautiful December morning in Pearl Harbor in 1941. Everybody in the city was just about ready to go to their jobs and start their day when without warning‚ several jets were seen soaring through the air above the beach fast as lightning. All of a sudden‚ there was a loud BOOM! Bombs started falling from the planes blowing up cars and building around the neighborhood as if they were raindrops falling from the sky. The only sound anyone could hear was the sound of explosions. People were
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Alex Chin Prof. Julianne Altenbernd English 60 15 May 2014 Harbor Wave The earthquake that generated the great Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004 is estimated to have released the energy of 23‚000 Hiroshima-type atomic bombs‚ according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The Indian Ocean tsunami traveled as much as 3‚000 miles (nearly 5‚000 kilometers) to Africa‚ arriving with sufficient force to kill people and destroy property. By the end of the day more than 150‚000 people were dead or missing and
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those things the most in the worst time that is going on and they would do anything to protect it. President Roosevelt wanted to do exactly that so he did a executive order 9066 to protect Americans from any damage like when the Japanese did to pearl harbor. he wanted what was best for the American people and wanted these people to be safe to by moving them to camps to stay there till the war is over. since Roosevelt did pass this order millions of Japanese citizens were forced into camps to protect
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