It’s hard to imagine what Schuylkill County families must have thought when they read the bold headline “WAR IS ON” in the Pottsville Republican on Dec. 7, 1941 – 84 years ago today. The Republican ...

On December 7, 1941, the 'battle' of Ni'ihau commenced. For obvious reasons this incident is usually overshadowed by the ...

Eighty-one years ago, Pearl Harbor was attacked by Japanese forces, leaving over 3,400 casualties and pushing the U.S. to join the Allies in World War II. Japan launched the surprise attack with ...

HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) - Over 80 years ago on Dec. 8, 1941, the United States declared war on Japan following the devastating attack on Pearl Harbor that happened the day before. President Franklin ...

Dec. 7 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1787, Delaware became the first state to ratify the U.S. Constitution. In 1909, Leo Baekeland patented the process for making Bakelite, giving birth to the ...

Two letters written by the head of Japan’s imperial navy during World War II are being exhibited for the first time at a museum in northeastern Japan. The letters from Adm. Isoroku Yamamoto to his ...

"Just in time for 75th anniversary commemorations of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, this latest addition offers a complete visual history of the attack, its aftermath, and the salvage efforts ...

SOUTH YARMOUTH − Two special guests were part of a crowd that gathered on Sunday morning at the Veterans Park Flagpole at Smugglers Beach at Bass River to honor those killed in the surprise Japanese ...

HONOLULU (AP) — Officials gathered in Pearl Harbor on Monday to remember those killed in the 1941 Japanese attack, though public health measures adopted because of the coronavirus pandemic prevented ...

Ivan W. Atkins Jr., who survived the 1941 Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor while serving with two of his brothers aboard the battleship USS West Virginia, died Oct. 27 at age 102, according to ...