Weird History
A Beat By Beat Breakdown of Pearl Harbor
Those who woke up in Oahu, Hawaii on December 7th, 1941, had no idea they were about to experience one of the darkest days in modern military history. Over 2,400 Americans perished in the attack where air raid sirens blared, Japanese...
American Public Media
American Public Media: American Radio Works: Days of Infamy, December 7 and 9/11
How do ordinary Americans react to America under attack? This site investigates media coverage, patriotism, racism, and sacrifice after the Pearl Harbor attack as well as September 11th. Hear audio recordings and view slideshows...
Library of Congress
Loc: After the Day of Infamy: "Man on the Street"; Interviews
From the American Folklife Center, this compilation of recordings of "Man on the Street" interviews in the two days after the bombing of Pearl Harbor and then a month later bring an important understanding of the viewpoints of ordinary...
Have Fun With History
Have Fun With History: December 7th, 1941
This film was produced by the Department of War and was overseen by film great John Ford. This full length version was cut to a half an hour for release because it concentrated too much on analysis and history and also because it...
Have Fun With History
Have Fun With History: The Bombing of Pearl Harbor
The Bombing of Pearl Harbor film was made right after the surprise attack on this Hawaii Naval base. The USS Arizona and more are featured. This film also contains the 1935 sinking of the Normandie.
Have Fun With History
Have Fun With History: Why We Fight: Pearl Harbor
A concise telling of Japanese aggression and military expansion leading to the attack on Pearl Harbor. From the War Comes to America episode of Why We Fight, produced by Frank Capra.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Pearl Harbor
Find out what happened at Pearl Harbor from someone who was there. This video is an interview with a man who was aboard a navy ship that fateful day. Also, included is a detailed lesson plan and an idea for a student research paper.
PBS
The War: A Date Which Will Live in Infamy
At the online companion site of the PBS documentary series "THE WAR," watch a short documentary about the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, featuring the speech Franklin Roosevelt gave to a Joint Session of Congress on Dec. 8, 1941,...
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: A Final Struggle Over the Pearl Harbor Attack
Here is an example of a little story within the big story of the bombing of Pearl Harbor. The U.S. Government blamed two high ranking men at the base of being derelict in their duties. One of the men's son is trying to clear his father's...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: James Wright: Pearl Harbor
A video [0:40] of James Wright telling of his experience as he witnessed the bombing of Pearl Harbor.
PBS
Pbs: Wyoming Voices: Pearl Harbor Day (Grades 6 12)
In observance of Pearl Harbor Day, students will learn about the attack on Pearl Harbor in this video. Also, explore the US response and the impact the attack on Pearl Harbor had on Wyoming. [6:44]
A&E Television
History.com: Returning to Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor survivors reveal what it's like to return to the scene of their trauma so many years later. [2:41]
A&E Television
History.com: Why Did Japan Attack Pearl Harbor?
When Japanese bombers appeared in the skies over Pearl Harbor on the morning of December 7, 1941, the U.S. military was completely unprepared for the devastating surprise attack, which dramatically altered the course of World War II,...
Other
Military.com: 5 Things You Don't Know: Pearl Harbor
Check out these facts that many are unaware of about the events at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. [6:50]