'A date which will live in infamy': New WWII exhibit examines how Pearl Harbor is remembered

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December 07, 2021

Remember Pearl Harbor pin. Gift of Rhoda L. and Roger M. Berkowitz. (Courtesy of The National WWII Museum)

Tuesday marks 80 years since Pearl Harbor. The surprise attack in Hawaii on Dec. 7, 1941, prompted the U.S. to rush into World War II. More than 2,400 people were killed.

Now, The National WWII Museum in New Orleans has a new special exhibit called "Infamy: Pearl Harbor Remembered." Here & Now's Scott Tong learns more about it with senior curator Tom Czekanski.

Revell USS Arizona ship model kit. (Courtesy of The National WWII Museum)

Poster gift of Kenneth Rendell. (Courtesy of The National WWII Museum)

This piece of the USS Arizona was removed during the construction of the current memorial in Pearl Harbor dedicated in 1962. Gift of the National Park Service. (Courtesy of The National WWII Museum)

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