Pearl Harbor attack, surprise aerial attack on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor on Oahu Island, Hawaii, by the Japanese on December 7, 1941, which precipitated the entry of the United States into World War II. Learn more about the details and signific
The Stars and Stripes changed on May 1, 1795, when Congress enacted the second Flag Resolution, which mandated that new stars and stripes be added to the flag when new states were admitted to the Union. The first two new states were Vermont (1791) and Kentucky (1792). (One such flag ...
On this date: In 1719, the first recorded sighting of the Aurora B... 历史上的今天:12月10日 09-12-15 Today's Highlight in History: On December tenth, 1817, Mississippi was admitted as the 20th state. On this date: In 1520, Martin Luther publicly burned the papal罗马教皇的 edict...
The principal belligerents were the Axis powers—Germany, Italy, and Japan—and the Allies—France, Great Britain, the United States, the Soviet Union, and, to a lesser extent, China. The war was in many respects a continuation, after an uneasy 20-year hiatus, of the disputes left ...