December 7, a Date That Lives On
Posted on: December 7th, 2007 by Matt Raymond
Driving to work this morning, I noticed the flags of federal office buildings lowered to half-staff. Quite often, that means that a member of Congress or a notable government official has died, so my heart always leaps into my throat if I don�t already know the specific reason why.
And then I remembered today�s date: December 7, 2007. For many Americans, that awful morning two-thirds of a century ago�December 7, 1941�still feels ever-present, an attack on U.S. soil that resonates strongly even in our 21st-century lives.
Pearl Harbor and its aftermath are well-represented in the collections of the Library of Congress. A good place to start is our �Today in History� page, which includes links to the archive of �man-on-the-street� interviews organized by folklorist Alan Lomax almost immediately afterward. Another highlight of the collections is the original naval dispatch from the commander-in-chief of the Pacific fleet, or CINCPAC, which contained only nine ominous words: �AIR RAID ON PEARL HARBOR X THIS IS NOT DRILL.�
(Image: Detail of CINCPAC naval dispatch, Dec. 7, 1941)
Tags: december 7, dec 7, december 7 1941, pearl harbor, pearl harbor day, hawaii, world war ii, wwii, world war 2
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December 7th, 2007 at 4:09 pm
I remember where I was on this date do you?
January 19th, 2008 at 9:07 am
I remember where I was on this date do you?
January 19th, 2008 at 2:06 pm
What are the chances of getting an rss on the LOC’s today in history page?