Pearl Harbor - World War II - HISTORY.com - 0 views
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Congress approved his declaration with just one dissenting vote.
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The Japanese managed to destroy nearly 20 American naval vessels, including eight enormous battleships, and almost 200 airplanes. More than 2,000 Americans soldiers and sailors died in the attack, and another 1,000 were wounded.
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Most important, almost 2,500 men were killed and another 1,000 were wounded.
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