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6:45AM - U.S. destroyer Ward attacks Japanese submarine
The minesweeper Condor spotted a submarine early in the morning. Later in the morning, the destroyer Ward shot down the sub. This submarine was one of five of the Japanese midget subs in the Pearl Harbor area. The subs were planned to be a part of the attack on Pearl Harbor. The Ward's attack didn't cause a general alarm. -
7:02AM - Unidentified aircraft are spotted
Two privates on duty noticed 50 or more aircraft heading towards Oahu. This was the first wave of aircraft for the attack of Pearl Harbor. -
7:33AM - Japanese trouble in Washington D.C.
Japanese negotiators break off their talks in Washington, which is believed to be the meaning of war. General George Marshall sent a telegraph to Lt. General Walter Short in Hawaii. -
7:53AM - AIR RAID ON PEARL HARBOR X THIS IS NOT DRILL
Immediatley, there's order to telegraph operators to send a message to every ship and base: AIR RAID ON PEARL HARBOR X THIS IS NOT DRILL. This is important because when first hit on Pearl Harbor, some crew members thought it was just a drill. -
7:55AM - U.S. Air Force bases attacked
Dive bombers attack Air Force bases, destroying most U.S. planes. This is important for the Japanese because they then control the air, with no U.S. planes to worry about for awhile. -
8:10AM - USS Arizona is hit
A bomb hits the deck of the Arizona, setting off gunpowder, creating a massive explosion, and killing 1,177 men. The Arizona sank in nine minutes. -
8:17AM - U.S. first WWII prisoner of war
The U.S. Helm spots a Japnese submarine and attacks; two Japanese crewmen try escaping their submarine and one man washes ashore. He then becomes the United States' first prsoner of war for WWII. -
1:40PM - President Roosevelt notified about the attack on Pearl Harbor
President Roosevelt was having a meeting with advisor Harry hopkins when Navy Secretary Frank Knox anounces Japan has attacked Pearl Harbor. -
8:45AM - Japanese 2nd wave
The second wave of Japanese fighters, dive-bombers, and high-altitude bombers attack. The second wave did just as much damage as the first, but more Japanese aircraft was shot down because they were expected. -
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Attack on Pearl Harbor
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12:30PM - Declaration of war
President Roosevelt gives 'Infamy Speech' addressing the Congress and the public acking to declare war on Japan. The United States is now taking part in WWII.
