Pearl Harbor
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“The U.S. is absolutely vulnerable to a Pearl Harbor in space,” this person told me.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
Unlike the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, the intent was unclear and the enemy was stateless.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026
In the bombsight’s crosshairs sat Emperor Hirohito, a gentle, scholarly figure unprepared for the maelstrom unleashed at Pearl Harbor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
A headlong drive for efficiency cut the average time needed to assemble a “Liberty Ship” freighter from around eight months shortly after Pearl Harbor to barely one month by 1945.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
First, Japan had bombed Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, in early December 1941, a little more than four years ago.
From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata
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