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Japenese given Attack order
At 7:49 the Japenese pilots are given the order to attack. Tora! Tora! Tora! -
Perescope sighted
At 3:42 A.M. a perescope of a sub was sighted just 2 miles out of Pearl Harbor. -
50+ planes sited
At 7:02 radar picked up 50+ planes headed toward Pearl Harbor -
Sub Fired Upon
6:45 A.M. U.S. Destroyer Ward fired at the sub -
Planes less thatn 70 miles away
At 7:20 radar showed planes approaching at a fast rate. Told not to worry about it. -
Attack commenced
At 7:55 First bomb was sighted falling from the sky. -
Japenese wash up on shore
At 8:17 The first U.S. P.O.W. is captured. -
Airfeild hit
At around 10 A.M. the Airfeild was attacked crippling our planes. -
U.S. Strike force turns home
At 1 P.M. the troops walk back to the city -
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Pearl Hrabor
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President Gives the Declaration for War
At 12:30 P.M. The President Roosevelt gives his speach requesting a Declaration of War.