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{{Quote|Yesterday, December 7, 1941—a date which will live in infamy—the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan. The United States was at peace with that nation, and, at the solicitation of Japan, was still in conversation with its government and its emperor looking toward the maintenance of peace in the Pacific. Indeed, one hour after Japanese air squadrons had commenced bombing in the American island of Oahu, the Japanese ambassador to the United States and his colleague delivered to our secretary of state a formal reply to a recent American message. While this reply stated that it seemed useless to continue the existing diplomatic negotiations, it contained no threat or hint of war or armed attack.|Excerpt from Franklin D. Roosevelt's "Infamy Speech"/}}

'''The Attack on Pearl Harbor''' was a major event in [[World War II]] and marked the moment America became actively involved in the conflict after [[Imperial Japan]] launched a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7<sup>th</sup>, 1941; utilizing what would become infamous as "[[Kamikaze]]" suicide-tactics.

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+{{Quote|Yesterday, December 7, 1941—a date which will live in infamy—the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan. The United States was at peace with that nation, and, at the solicitation of Japan, was still in conversation with its government and its emperor looking toward the maintenance of peace in the Pacific. Indeed, one hour after Japanese air squadrons had commenced bombing in the American island of Oahu, the Japanese ambassador to the United States and his colleague delivered to our secretary of state a formal reply to a recent American message. While this reply stated that it seemed useless to continue the existing diplomatic negotiations, it contained no threat or hint of war or armed attack.|Excerpt from Franklin D. Roosevelt's "Infamy Speech"/}}
 '''The Attack on Pearl Harbor''' was a major event in [[World War II]] and marked the moment America became actively involved in the conflict after [[Imperial Japan]] launched a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7<sup>th</sup>, 1941; utilizing what would become infamous as "[[Kamikaze]]" suicide-tactics.