Day of Infamy meaning
Infamy means being famous for something bad or negative. Day of infamy means a day where they were not happy about being famous.
December 7, 1941, Attack on Perl Harbor
The attack commenced at 7:55 a.m. on Sunday, December 7, 1941. The attack lasted 110 minutes, from 7:55 a.m. until 9:45 a.m. The Japanese launched their airplanes in two waves, approximately 45 minutes apart. The second wave reached Pearl Harbor around 8:40 a.m. The Japanese attacked the United States without warning. The Japanese Commander Mitsuo Fuchida called out, "Tora! Tora! Tora! upon flying over Pearl Harbor, it was a message to the entire Japanese navy telling them they had caught the American totally by surprise. The Japanese traveled 3,400 miles across the Pacific to execute their attack on Pearl Harbor. The Japanese attack force stationed itself approximately 230 miles north of the Hawaiian island of Oahu. Plans for a surprise attack against the United States were begun as early as January of 194. The Japanese fleet consisted of 353 planes. The Japanese specifically chose to attack on a Sunday Because they believed Americans would be more relaxed and thus less alert on a weekend. Many U.S. servicemen were either still in their pajamas or eating breakfast in the mess hall when the attack on Pearl Harbor began. 11 ships were sunk and 188 planes destroyed. A total of 2,335 U.S. servicemen were killed and 1,143 were wounded. 68 civilians were also killed and 35 were wounded. 960 people are still missing.