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November 04th, 2026

Pearl Harbor: A Day of Infamy

In commemoration of the 85th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, historian Paul Zigo will give a stimulating presentation about this infamous day.

Early in the morning of December 7, 1941, Japanese carrier-based planes and submarines attacked the U.S. Pacific Fleet and nearby military airfields at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Eight American battleships and ten other naval vessels were sunk or badly damaged. A total of 64 American aircraft were destroyed and over 3,400 military personnel were killed or wounded. The attack marked the entrance of Japan into World War II on the side of Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy and the entrance of the U.S. on the side of the allies – thus World War II. The attack was always considered possible but not probable. Were critical judgment errors made by America’s national leaders and its military that made America so vulnerable or did motivations by America’s European allies to have America represented in WW II result in this devastating attack? Listen to this stimulating presentation to find out.

Presented by Paul Zigo, a history professor, author, military historian, and founder and director of the World War II Era Studies Institute. 

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