History Hour: Pearl Harbor and Midway

Join us for an in-depth presentation about the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the U.S. counterstrikes on the Marshalls-Gilberts, the Battle of the Coral Sea, and the American victory at Midway.

“December 7, 1941, a date which will live in infamy.” These enduring words spoken by President Franklin Roosevelt preceded the President’s request to Congress for a declaration of war against Japan. The Japanese strike at the base of the United States Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor was only one part of an intricately planned offensive against Allied forces in the Pacific well executed by Admiral Yamamoto, Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet.
 
Despite a series of stinging defeats, the U.S. Navy was able to effectively counterpunch with some bold strikes against Japanese bases – including Tokyo itself – but the epic action where U.S. Navy forces were able to enact revenge occurred at a little-known island called Midway.

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