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Pearl Harbor Remembered

"A date which will live in infamy" The USS Arizona gouts smoke before finally going underwater. Related Links Encyclopedia: Pearl Harbor Encyclopedia: World War II World War II…

Pearl Harbor (Film)

Director:Michael BayWriter:Randall WallaceTouchstone Pictures; PG-13; 183 minutesRelease:5/01Cast:Ben Affleck, Josh Hartnett, Kate Beckinsale The good thing about heading to the theaters to…

Pearl Harbor

(Encyclopedia) Pearl Harbor, land-locked harbor, on the southern coast of Oahu island, Hawaii, W of Honolulu; one of the largest and best natural harbors in the E Pacific Ocean. In the vicinity are…

Stark, Harold Raynsford

(Encyclopedia) Stark, Harold Raynsford, 1880–1972, American admiral, b. Wilkes-Barre, Pa. A graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, he was commissioned (1905) an ensign in the navy. After…

Oahu

(Encyclopedia) OahuOahuōäˈh&oomacr; [key], island (1990 pop. 836,231), 593 sq mi (1,536 sq km), third largest and chief island of Hawaii, part of Honolulu co., between Molokai and Kauai. Oahu is…

Kurusu, Saburo

(Encyclopedia) Kurusu, SaburoKurusu, Saburosäˌb&oomacr;rōˈ k&oomacr;r&oomacr;ˈs&oomacr; [key], 1886–1954, Japanese career diplomat. As ambassador to Germany from 1939 to 1941, he…

Grew, Joseph Clark

(Encyclopedia) Grew, Joseph Clark, 1880–1965, American diplomat, b. Boston. Entering diplomatic service in 1904, he held posts of increasing importance in different capitals until 1924, when he…

Aiea

(Encyclopedia) Aiea Aiea äˌēāˈä [key], city (2020 pop. 9,638), Honolulu co., Oahu, Hawaii, a residential suburb of Honolulu, on the eastern shore of Pearl Harbor. Once a…

Nomura, Kichisaburo

(Encyclopedia) Nomura, KichisaburoNomura, Kichisaburokēchēsäb&oobreve;rōˈ nōˈm&oobreve;ˌrä [key], 1877–1964, Japanese admiral and diplomat. A graduate of the Japanese naval academy, he…