On this date, at 7:55, December 7, 1941, Imperial Japan launched their surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Their goal was to keep the U.S. military from supporting American possessions like the Philippines and Guam or British outposts like Singapore and Hong Kong. Such territories Japan attacked within hours of striking Pearl Harbor, annexing them all as part of the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere, the name Japan had given to their empire.



Check out reflections on Pearl Harbor from Winston Brady, available in two forms: on our podcast Developing Classical Thinkers and at the American Spectator.

Theme music is from John Harrison and the Wichita State Players.