What is pearl harbor?

Pearl Harbor is a lagoon harbor on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, west of Honolulu. It has been long visited by the Naval fleet of the United States, before it was acquired from the Hawaiian Kingdom by the U.S. with the signing of the Reciprocity Treaty of 1875. read more

Pearl Harbor is a U.S. naval base near Honolulu, Hawaii, that was attacked by Japanese forces on December 7, 1941. Japanese fighter planes destroyed or damaged dozens of U.S. naval vessels and over 300 airplanes at Pearl Harbor, and killed over 2,400 people, including civilians. read more

The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Territory, on the morning of December 7, 1941. read more