Sunday, December 7^th, 1941. A date which will live in infamy. The attack on Pearl Harbor was one of the most terrifying dates in American history. More than 2,000 enlisted men died, almost 200 naval aircraft were shot down, and 20 ships ported in the harbor were destroyed.

It was also one of the many reasons the United States and Canada entered World War II.

Since that day, every December 7^th is marked as Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day in the Unites States. The 73^rd anniversary of Pearl Harbor this past Sunday and many flags were at half-mast in remembrance. Even after 73 years, many naval veterans who survived the attack on Pearl Harbor went to a memorial event held in Hawaii.  That gathering was for the survivors of the USS Arizona, which sank on that very day. While gathering, the men told stories about that day, and many other stories throughout their lives. Many people may have also visited the USS Arizona memorial and the USS Utah memorial. Both of them have been declared national landmarks. Additionally, there was the Pearl Harbor Memorial Parade in Honolulu, also held annually. Memorial services were also held in California, Washington, Colorado, and Virginia.

Coach Wright, a history teacher here at Bob Jones, has this to say. “The most consequential impact of Pearl Harbor, even beyond the destruction it wreaked on the battleships of the Pacific Fleet, was the death knell it sounded for American isolationism.  Americans who had once been ambivalent or even opposed to American entry into WWII stood in line to volunteer the day after the attack.  Because it had such a profound impact on the course of American history and so drastically shifted public opinion, the attack on Pearl Harbor stands alongside September 11th, D-Day, and the assassination of John F. Kennedy in the pantheon of events that transformed America.”

President Barack Obama proclaimed, according to whitehouse.gov, “NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim December 7, 2014, as National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. I encourage all Americans to observe this solemn day of remembrance and to honor our military, past and present, with appropriate ceremonies and activities.”