{"id":11839,"date":"2024-11-21T03:58:35","date_gmt":"2024-11-21T08:58:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.basedonatruestorypodcast.com\/?page_id=11839"},"modified":"2024-11-21T04:43:07","modified_gmt":"2024-11-21T09:43:07","slug":"pearlharbor","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.basedonatruestorypodcast.com\/pearlharbor\/","title":{"rendered":"Based on a True Story Presents: Pearl Harbor Podcast Miniseries"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Attack on Pearl Harbor<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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On December 7, 1941, the Japanese Imperial Navy launched a surprise military strike on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The attack was a meticulously planned effort to cripple the U.S. Pacific Fleet and secure Japan\u2019s dominance in the Pacific. At 7:55 AM Hawaiian Time, the first wave of 183 Japanese aircraft descended on Pearl Harbor, targeting battleships, airfields, and other military installations. This wave inflicted devastating damage, sinking battleships like the USS Arizona<\/em> and USS Oklahoma<\/em>, while destroying numerous planes on the ground.<\/p>

A second wave of 171 aircraft followed shortly after, further attacking ships and airbases. The assault left 2,403 Americans dead, 1,178 wounded, and numerous vessels damaged or destroyed, including eight battleships and nearly 200 aircraft. Despite the destruction, key American aircraft carriers were not in the harbor at the time, sparing them from destruction and preserving a crucial element of the Pacific Fleet.<\/p>

The attack shocked the nation and marked a turning point in World War II. The next day, President Franklin D. Roosevelt described the event as \u201ca date which will live in infamy<\/a>\u201d and asked Congress to declare war on Japan, officially bringing the United States into World War II.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Pearl Harbor (2001)<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Release: <\/b>2001
Rating: <\/b>PG-13
Runtime: <\/b>3h 3m
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Michael Bay<\/a>
Writers: <\/b>
Randall Wallace<\/a>
Historical timeline in the movie: <\/span>Unspecified mid-to-late 1930s (childhood scenes) to 1942 (Doolittle Raid)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Haven’t seen it yet?
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