- "At approximately eight A.M. local time, Japanese aircraft attacked the main base of the U.S. Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor, just outside Honolulu."
- ―Radio broadcast[src]
Honolulu is the capital and most populous city in the state of Hawaii.
History
On December 7, 1941, Japanese aircraft bombed Pearl Harbor taking the United States Navy completely by surprise and claiming the lives of more than 2,300 troops.
Radio news broadcasts covering the event often signaled the proximity between Pearl Harbor and Honolulu.[1]
