A Date Which Will Live in Infamy — the attack on Pearl Harbor
Big Red Car here in a somber mood.
This is how World War II started for the Americans. The English and French had been fighting the Germans for some time now.
It was a devastating attack and almost destroyed the entire American Pacific Fleet. But the Japanese failed to send in another wave (or two) and failed to destroy the fuel dump on Ford Island, the submarines and the aircraft carriers at sea. The Japanese then turned tail and ran back to Japan.