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From the Archives: Remembering Pearl Harbor

From the Archives: Remembering Pearl Harbor

(Images courtesy Washington State Archives) Dec. 7 marks the 72nd anniversary of the attack on the U.S. Navy fleet in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Gov. Inslee has ordered that flags at the Capitol and all state facilities be lowered to half-staff for National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. In memory of the event that catapulted America into World War II, the State Archives has brought out some historic documents related to the attack. Above is a telegram sent on Dec. 7, 1941,…

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