1941

Events

 * December 7th: The American naval base at Pearl Harbor is attacked by Japanese air and naval forces. Many naval vessels docked at Pearl Harbor were destroyed or seriously damaged in the attack, though thankfully, the American aircraft carriers were out at sea at the time of the attack.  A few days later, President Franklin D. Roosevelt declared war on Japan, Germany, and Italy, officially entering World War II.  (TNG episode: "The Enemy", DS9 episode: "Far Beyond the Stars", and TOS novel: Crucible: McCoy: Provenance of Shadows'').