It was at 7.55 am local time on December 7, 1941 that Japanese planes launched a surprise and devastating attack on the US naval base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii.

The bombing of the American Pacific Fleet catapulted the United States into World War Two.

The following day "President Roosevelt":https://www.whitehouse.gov/1600/presidents/franklindroosevelt told Congress that December 7, 1941 was "a date which will live in infamy".

He said: "The United States of America was suddenly and deliberat…
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