It was whaling, sugar and pineapples that first brought Pearl Harbor to America’s attention. ... By the late part of the 19th century, Hawaii’s whaling boom was over.

What was life like on Dec. 6, 1941, and in the years before then for one group of people for whom Pearl Harbor would drastically alter their lives — the Japanese and Japanese Americans in Los ...

Pearl Harbor's contributions to world history didn’t begin—or end—on December 7, 1941. From epic rock concerts to astronaut visits, the storied lagoon has seen quite a lot.

Japan had begun an imperial expansion in the late 19th century, seeking out natural resources for the island nation as well as buffer states to ... Within hours of the Pearl Harbor attack, ...

After the Pearl Harbor attack on December 7, 1941, ... "Discrimination against Asian Americans had been common in the U.S. since the 19th century.

From the beginning of the 20th century until the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, international balances of power were more weirdly skewed, more out of joint, than at any time before or since.