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Japenese leave home
Japenese Naval fleet leaves home port and heads to Hawaii -
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Leading to the attack
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final peace appeal
Franklin D. Roosevelt sends final peace appeal to Japan which goes unanswered. -
Mini Subs spotted
5:00 Japenese mini subs spotted but not reported to the higher ranks of U.S military -
Aircraft take off
6:10 First wave of Japenese aircraft takeoff en route to pearl harbor. 183 planes with a mix of fighters, medium bombers, and torpedo bombers make up the wave. -
U.S Destroyer sinks Japenese mini sub
6:45 U.S Destroyer Ward sinks a Japenese mini sub -
Radar spots incoming aircraft
U.S spots incoming aircraft.Radar is a new technology and has only been used for about a month so. Radar is questioned by military. -
Japenese attack
7:53 First wave begins Japeenese attack,battleships and aircraft are targeted in first wave -
Attack ends
9:45 a.m The attack on pearl harbor is over. Over 2,400 people are killed with an additional 1,178 wounded -
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Pearl Harbor attack
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U.S declares war
The United States declares war along with Great Brittain on the Empire of Japan. -
Japan declares war
Japan,Germany,and Italy declare war on the United States -
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Japan declares war
