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NEWS ABOUT: Pearl Harbor

Pearl Harbor stories: 8 news summaries
VETERANS DAY

 Best War Movies Ever 

Watch clips from Patton to Glory to Full Metal Jacket

Nov 11, 09 7:29 PM CST
(Newser) - In honor of Veterans Day, the Huffington Post runs down the best war movies of all time:
  • Apocalypse Now: Vietnam War
  • From Here to Eternity: Pearl Harbor
  • Patton: World War II
  • Braveheart: Scotland’s battle for independence
  • Lawrence of Arabia: World War I
  • Band of Brothers: World War
... More »

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Somalia • veterans • World War II • Vietnam War • Civil War • Korean War • Veterans Day • Pearl Harbor • World War I • movies • films • Jay-ZTV

Blagojevich: Arrest Was
My Family's Pearl Harbor

Impeached governor plans to fight to the end, but won't appear at Senate trial

Jan 23, 09 9:40 AM CST
(Newser) - Say this for Rod Blagojevich: He doesn’t embarrass easily. In an interview yesterday with the AP, he compared his arrest to Pearl Harbor: “Dec. 9 to my family, to us, to me, is what Pearl Harbor Day was to the United States. It was a complete surprise, completely... More »

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taxes • corruption • impeachment • Illinois • governor • Pearl Harbor • Rod Blagojevich • political scandal

Glossies

 Clint Calls Us 
 'Generation Pussy' 

Toughness and learning the 'secret to life'

Dec 16, 08 2:09 PM CST
(Newser) - "We live in more of a pussy generation now," Clint Eastwood tells Esquire upon the release of his new film Gran Torino. "Everybody's become used to saying, 'Well, how do we handle it psychologically?' " Eastwood, who grew up having to duke it out with bullies, looks... More »

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depression • Clint Eastwood • learning • Pearl Harbor • 9/11 attacks • meaning of life

 Pearl Harbor Events 
 Short on Survivors 

Few remain to mark 67th anniversary of attack

Dec 7, 08 5:21 PM CST
(Newser) - Death and illness have trimmed the ranks of Pearl Harbor survivors appearing at ceremonies today, the Boston Globe reports. Only one survivor was expected at a ceremony in Boston, and organizers nationwide said many groups have seen their last commemoration. Of the 60,000 military members stationed at Pearl Harbor... More »

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US military • World War II • survivors • Pearl Harbor

Degrees at Last for WWII Internment-Camp Detainees

Oregon State to honor Japanese Americans taken from campus in 1941

Jun 5, 08 5:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Oregon State University will honor 42 Japanese-American students who were forced to leave school for a government internment camp in 1941, the Daily Barometer reports. OSU will give 22 honorary degrees to the surviving individuals and family members representing others at its commencement ceremony June 15. More »

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Japan • internment • World War II • Pearl Harbor • Oregon State University

Don't Know Much About History...

US teens have big holes in history, lit education: study

Feb 26, 08 7:00 PM CST
(Newser) - US teens know little history and less literature, says a study out today. Only 52% of 17-year-olds could name the theme of George Orwell's 1984, and 43% knew when the Civil War was fought. Students faired far better on topics that schools cover, however, such as Pearl Harbor and Martin... More »

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education • literature • history • student • Martin Luther King Jr. • Civil War • George Orwell • Pearl Harbor

Pearl Harbor Survivors Remember

Shrinking ranks of vets, civilians recall attack on 66th anniversary

Dec 7, 07 10:10 AM CST
(Newser) - Pearl Harbor survivors will pause today to remember the attack that reshaped their lives—and the nation's—66 years ago today. The remembrances come as the ever-shrinking number of surviving vets wonder how Americans will remember their legacy, the LA Times reports. Says a historian: "When all of our... More »

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Japan • Hawaii • World War II • US Navy • Pearl Harbor • USS Arizona

China Nixes Another US Navy Port Call

USS Reuben James won't dock in Hong Kong for New Year's

Nov 30, 07 2:38 PM CST
(Newser) - China has turned down another US Navy ship's request to make a port call in Hong Kong on New Year's Eve, bringing to three the number of vessels caught up in the dispute. The denial, announced today, accompanied China's last-minute decision last week to bar USS Kitty Hawk from visiting... More »

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China • diplomacy • United States • international relations • US Navy • USS Kitty Hawk • USS Reuben James • Pearl Harbor

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