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No more settlements
General Hideki Tojo secretly decided that today was the last day Japan would accept a settlement with America to lift trade embargoes. -
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Pearl Harbor Events
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Deciphering codes
President Roosevelt sent a final peace appeal to the Empire of Japan...they didn't answer -
Breaking codes
American codebreakers began trying to break down a multi-part message, made of 14 components. Only 13 were actually deciphered and passed on to the President and Secretary of State -
Japan Attacks
075 Japanesee aircrafts began the attacking ships in Pearl Harbor. Air stations at Hickam, Wheeler, Ford Island, Kaneohe and Ewa Field were attacked also. -
6 a.m.: The attack
The Japanese army was under the command of Admiral Nagumo. They're force consisted of six carriers with 423 planes.
At 6 a.m. the first Japanese attack wave of 83 planes took off. The attack didn't start until 7:45. Eighteen U.S. ships were hit. -
9:45 a.m.: The end
The attack lasted from 7:45-9:45. A total of 2,335 U.S. servicemen were killed and 1,143 were wounded. 68 civilians were also killed and 35 were wounded.The Japanese lost 65 men. -
Fleet launch
4:00Am the Japanese fleet took flight to Pearl harbor. Just 200 miles above Oahu. -
Mini subs
Platoons were patrolling the shores when they spotted mini-subs at 4-5 in the morning. And one was washed up on the shore from a depth charge. -
Joining the War
Congress declared war on Japan with only one vote against it.The vote against it was of Represenative Jeannette Rankin of Montana, who had also voted against U.S. entry into World War I. -
It will live in infamy
President Roosevelt declared that December 7, 1941 would be "a date that will live in infamy."
