Pearl HarborPearl Harbor is an American lagoon harbor on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, west of Honolulu. It was often visited by the naval fleet of the United States, before it was acquired from the Hawaiian Kingdom by the U.S. with the signing of the Reciprocity Treaty of 1875....
If you're interested in learing more about Oahu's agricultural history (think: pineapples and sugarcane), then visiting Central Oahu's Dole Plantation and Hawaii Plantation Village may be worth considering. However, the region's Pearl Harbor attractions – which are just north of the airport and...
Alaska lies in the north-west of Canada which is separated by Bering Strait from Russian Federation and second one is Hawaii – it is a group of islands located in the mid-Pacific Ocean. The capital city of the US is Washington DC, however, the largest city is New York. Other highly ...
As a parent of 3 young kids few maps have resonated as much as the map above showing where people are getting less than 7 hours sleep a night, the amount the Center for Disease Control (CDC) considers enough. The map itself was from 2014, but I’ve managed to find the 2020 data b...
The Japanese desperately needed access to the natural resources of Southeast Asia; they invaded Malaya in December 1941, having neutralized American military power in Hawaii through the Pearl Harbor attack and in the Philippines through attacks on Manila. Shortly thereafter, the Japanese controlled the...
View footage of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the strike that provoked the U.S. into entering World War IILearn about the Japanese attack on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii, by watching historical footage and viewing the USSArizonaNational Memorial there. ...
Shortly after itsattack on Pearl Harborin December 1941, Japan gained control over much ofSoutheast Asiaand the central Pacific. The Japanese sphere of control extended west to Burma (Myanmar), south to theDutch East Indies(nowMalaysia) andNew Guinea, and east toWake Island. However, the Unite...
of theU.S. Navy Department, and theatollbecame a connecting point for thesubmarine cablebeing laid betweenHawaiiand thePhilippines. It was not until the advent ofair transportationthat the real significance of Midway was appreciated. By 1935 the islands had become a regular stopover point for ...