Summary: On December 7, 1941 the American Army and Navy base at Pearl Harbor was attacked by the Japanese Navy which pulled the United States into World War 2. It was a national tragedy but also the dawn of a new age of awareness, intelligence and technological innovation. In this episode of History and the Highway, host Stan Ellsworth looks at the events that led up to the surprise attack by the Japanese on Pearl Harbor as well as how this infamous event forged the future of the United States.
