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The Constitution was made to guard the people against the dangers of good intentions." --American Statesman Daniel Webster (1782-1852)
Friday, December 7, 2018
5 things about Pearl Harbor that wasn't commonly known.
I loaded this into my scheduler thingie back in August, and I really liked the different historical stuff on this post, I learned a lot with this one...Some of the things I already knew, but some of the stuff was new to me.
USS Arizona burning after the attack
A lot is known about the attack on Pearl Harbor, but how much is true
and what has become twisted over the years? The war that followed the
attack led to frenzy and panic, causing inaccurate information to spread
at a rapid pace.
This inaccurate information led to myths about the attack, but what
is the truth? Here are five of those myths and their realities.
A widely believed myth is that Pearl Harbor was the only target hit
by the Japanese on December 7, 1941. While Pearl Harbor has become the
best-known target, it was only one of 6 targets. The Japanese also
attacked Guam, Wake Island, Midway, Thailand, and Malaya that day.
Pearl Harbor was a single part of a larger campaign by the Japanese
to control the Pacific. This was a campaign which was successful
throughout the following year. Only Pearl Harbor and Midway would not
fall to the Japanese during the war.
The reason this has become a widely believed myth is the fact that
Pearl Harbor was the most crippling of the attacks. It also resulted in
the most American losses that day, which brought the war home to most
people.
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