Hawai'i's Journey to Statehood | Day of Infamy | 4

American History Tellers

Wondery

Society & Culture, Kids & Family, History, Education For Kids

4.7 • 18.3K Ratings

🗓️ 12 April 2023

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

On December 7, 1941, Hawai’i was hit by one of the most unexpected military assaults in modern warfare. More than 300 Japanese fighter planes and dive bombers attacked the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor, killing 2,400 people and plunging the United States into World War II. After the assault, many of Hawai’i’s nearly 160,000 residents of Japanese descent were viewed with suspicion and fear. But eventually thousands of Japanese-American men enlisted in the Army and went on to fight with valor. Their heroism would in time contribute to Hawai’i becoming America’s 50th state.

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0:00.0	Hey, Prime Members, you can listen to American History Tellers add free on Amazon Music,
0:05.6	download the app today.
0:07.6	A listener note, for historical accuracy, a scene in this episode contains some racist
0:12.4	language, please be advised.
0:15.9	Imagine at 6.30 a.m. on December 7, 1941.
0:29.2	You're a captain in the US Navy stationed at Pearl Harbor.
0:32.8	Yesterday you took command of your first ship, the USS Ward, a destroyer with more than
0:37.4	200 men aboard.
0:39.5	You've been on patrol all night, steaming back and forth past the harbor entrance.
0:44.7	Tensions had been growing between the US and Japan, and you've ordered the crew to be
0:48.7	on the lookout for anything suspicious.
0:51.2	You had just settled into your bunk to get some shut-eye, when your executive officer
0:55.0	summoned you to the bridge.
0:57.4	He and the rest of the crew salute as you enter.
1:02.9	The XO, your second in command, points into the pale, dawn light.
1:06.7	Well, it looks like a periscope and a conning tower, sir.
1:09.6	Not one of ours.
1:10.6	700 yards dead ahead.
1:13.0	You grab a pair of binoculars and focus in.
1:15.9	It's a submarine, alright?
1:17.5	About 80 feet long, with no markings, cruising slowly just outside the harbor.
1:22.1	Right.
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