Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day

Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day is observed annually in the United States on December 7. The date commemorates the surprise Japanese attack on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on December 7, 1941, a "date which will live in infamy" that led to the United States' entry into World War II.  The day honors the 2,403 American service members and civilians who were killed in the attack, as well as the 1,178 others who were wounded.