The 3rd gun turret

Pearl Harbour

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November 14th 2014
Today we went on a tour out to Pearl Harbour. We got to learn all about what happened when Japan attacked America's navel fleet at Pearl Harbour on December 7th, 1941. They surprised the people on a Sunday morning, 21 ships were damaged or sunk including the Arizona which had hundreds of men on board when it sunk. We took a ferry out to the memorial where we had to be really quiet as the men ar ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more