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Attack on Pearl Harbor
Japan sends 2 waves of attacks on Pearl Harbor -
Declaration of War
U.S. and Britain declare war on Japan.
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Loss of US Vessels
U.S. lost 216 vessels to the German U-boat.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2180022/Does-grainy-sonar-image-sunken-German-U-boat-river-200-miles-coast-Newfoundland.html -
Launch of USS Enterprise and USS Hornet
At 7:52, USS Enterprise and USS Hornet launch their dive bombers and torpedo planes.
https://padresteve.com/2009/12/27/they-held-the-line-the-uss-yorktown-cv-5-uss-enterprise-cv-6-and-uss-hornet-cv-8-part-one/ -
Americans get positioned
US Navy and Marine forces position themselves near Guadalcanal.
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Raising the Flag
U.S. marines of the 28th Regiment raise the American flag at Mount Suribacki, Iwo Jima.
http://www.cnn.com/2014/08/29/world/gallery/world-war-ii-timeline/
