Pearl Harbor: December 7, 1941 · 6 Sep 2026 · 13 min

America Before and After: The Forty Years That Made December 7 Inevitable

On December 7, 1941, 353 Japanese aircraft struck Pearl Harbor in two waves, killing 2,403 Americans and ending isolationism overnight. This episode traces the four decades of imperial collision that made the attack inevitable — and the hours that changed everything.

Pearl Harbor: December 7, 1941
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America Before and After: The Forty Years That Made December 7 Inevitable

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There are days that reset everything. Not just the headlines, not just the politics.

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