Japanese Americans remember 'darkest hour,' on Pearl Harbor Day (with video)

The Takeaway

On this day, 70 years ago, Dec. 7, 1941, Japan bombed the Pearl Harbor Navy Base in Hawaii.

The surprise attack propelled the United States into World War II, fighting not only the Japanese but also the Germans and Italians, and led American leaders to implement one of the most sweeping suspensions of the U.S. Constitution. More than 100,000 Japanese Americans were forced into relocation camps away from coastal areas, fearing they would aid the Japanese in attacks on America.

Of course there's no evidence that anything like that ever did or even would have happened. And, in fact, many Japanese Americans petitioned the United States government to be allowed to fight in the U.S. military.

 70 Years On
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