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Pearl Harbor

Harbor on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, USA

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Oct 27, 2025
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Can the USS Missouri still be recommissioned in case of an emergency?

The USS Missouri (BB‑63) is a museum ship at Pearl Harbor and , and multiple recent reports conclude recommissioning in an emergency is highly impractical given technical, personnel, legal, and cost b...

Dec 15, 2025
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What was Dan Flood's exact service record and military rank in the Marines?

Available sources identify a Dan(iel) Flood who served in the U.S. Marine Corps and describe roles including combat engineers with Marine Aircraft Group 41 and operational/operational-intelligence wor...

Oct 22, 2025
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What are some of the hidden features and secret rooms in the White House?

The White House contains a documented underground emergency facility — the Presidential Emergency Operations Center (PEOC) — built during World War II beneath the East Wing; claims of extensive secret...

Dec 16, 2025

The US Fired the First Shot of WWII

The destroyer USS Ward fired on and sank a Japanese midget submarine off Pearl Harbor at about 06:37 on December 7, 1941; U.S. historians and memorials regard those rounds as the first American shots ...

Dec 12, 2025

What is known of Dan Flood's time in the marines?

Available reporting identifies at least two different public figures named Dan(iel) Flood with Marine Corps ties: one is a fourth‑generation Marine who enlisted at 17, served as a combat engineer and ...

Oct 23, 2025

What is the current condition of the USS Missouri after decommissioning?

The USS Missouri (BB-63) is preserved as a museum ship at Pearl Harbor and has undergone major restoration and ongoing preservation work to maintain structural integrity and public access. , supported...

Dec 9, 2025

Why is Pearl Harbor commemorated on December 7 instead of December 6?

Pear Pearl Harbor is commemorated on December 7 because the Japanese attack on the U.S. Pacific Fleet occurred on the morning of December 7, 1941, Hawaiian time — a fact repeated across U.S. historica...

Dec 8, 2025

Isn’t Dec 6 Pearl Harbour?

Yes — the widely remembered date for the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor is December 7, 1941; U.S. observances and official proclamations mark Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day on December 7 each year . Co...

Nov 11, 2025

What are the current maintenance costs of the USS Missouri as a museum ship?

The available analyses show there is that isolates an annual “current maintenance cost” for the USS Missouri as a museum ship; instead, public documents and reporting list a mix of multi‑million‑dolla...

Nov 10, 2025

Are there similar $1.5 billion funding requests in recent congressional history?

Congress has seen multiple funding requests and appropriations in the roughly $1.4–$1.5 billion range in recent years; such figures have appeared as single-project allocations, programmatic boosts ins...