Japan Attacks Pearl Harbor 69 Years Ago Today, Dec. 7

Most people who were alive 69 years ago remember where they were and what they were doing when they learned of Japan's sneak attack on Pearl Harbor and the US Navy ships anchored there.  I remember the next day, Monday, at school where we listened to Congress declare war on Japan.  Americans did not know how much danger we were in of an invasion.  Naval victories at Coral Sea and especially at Midway sank or heavily damaged several of Japan's aircraft carriers, putting that nation on the  defensive.  America had a long and costly fight ahead but we had taken the offensive and kept it until final victory.