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It has been 75 years since the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

With the signal, “Tora, Tora, Tora,” Japanese warplanes swooped down on the sleepy naval port. After the two waves of attackers finished their work, the U.S. Pacific fleet was devastated. Twenty ships were damaged or sunk. Hundreds of military planes were destroyed or damaged on the ground. More than 2,000 Americans were killed.

That fateful attack galvanized the country. Up until December 7, the country resisted getting involved with the conflicts around the world. This “dastardly” act changed all that. When f...