An Infamous Day in U.S. History
This December 7th marks the 75th Anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. To commemorate this infamous day, Esri has put together a Story Map that shows a detailed, chronological account, complete with maps, historic photographs, and video.
An Infamous Day Story Map takes the viewer through exactly what happened on December 7, 1941, when the Imperial Japanese Navy launched a surprise attack on the United States Pacific Fleet base in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. This culmination of international tensions between the United States and Japan over trade rights in East Asia would ultimately draw our country into the most destructive war in history.
Esri’s Story Map commemorating the 75th Anniversary of Pearl Harbor details the attack, its background, as well as its aftermath. After seizing American territories in the Pacific in response to an embargo on oil and other crucial military supplies, the Japanese launched a preemptive strike on the United States with the intention of crippling its naval power. The Imperial Japanese Navy’s surprise attack destroyed 169 planes, 19 ships, and rendered 2,403 casualties, with 1,178 wounded in only a few hours. Of the American casualties, 68 were civilians. As a result, the United States declared war against Japan, marking our entry into World War II.
See how the attack on Pearl Harbor unfolded, the brave response of the U.S. military, and the ways in which we’ve been commemorating this important event since: An Infamous Day Story Map and http://www.esri.com/products/maps-we-love/infamous-day.
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