A lot of different things happened in History today. For instance, The Singing Nun debuted with her 'Dominique' and it reached number 1 on the song charts. I remember that song well, as I was around 7 or 8 at the time, living in Whippany, New Jersey. The song was in reference to St. Dominic, the founder of the Dominican Order. Of course, I don't know what the words mean without a translator! But it does bring back memories.
But in 1941, when Roosevelt was President, Pearl Harbor had been bombed! Here is the story behind it from www.history.com :
At 7:55 a.m. Hawaii time, a Japanese dive bomber bearing the red symbol of the Rising Sun of Japan on its wings appears out of the clouds above the island of Oahu. A swarm of 360 Japanese warplanes followed, descending on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor in a ferocious assault. The surprise attack struck a critical blow against the U.S. Pacific fleet and drew the United States irrevocably into World War II.
With diplomatic negotiations with Japan breaking down, President Franklin D. Roosevelt and his advisers knew that an imminent Japanese attack was probable, but nothing had been done to increase security at the important naval base at Pearl Harbor. It was Sunday morning, and many military personnel had been given passes to attend religious services off base. At 7:02 a.m., two radar operators spotted large groups of aircraft in flight toward the island from the north, but, with a flight of B-17s expected from the United States at the time, they were told to sound no alarm. Thus, the Japanese air assault came as a devastating surprise to the naval base.
You can read more at: www.history.com/this-day-in-history
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