December 7 - Pearl Harbor - The Declaration

December 7 – Pearl Harbor

By: Dylan DaCunha, Editor-in-Chief

December 7, 2021

Photo Credit: Photo via Wikimedia Commons under Creative Commons License

Pictured is the Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor. It’s located in Oahu, Hawaii.

December 7 is Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. On this day in 1941, the attack on Pearl Harbor lasted about two hours. The surprise attack actually didn’t destroy the entire American pacific fleet known as ‘Battleship Row.’

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About the Contributor

Dylan DaCunha, Editor-in-Chief

Dylan DaCunha is a senior at Colonia High School. She has enjoyed writing all her life, going all the way back to elementary school. She plays softball and has big aspirations to play in college, which is what fuels her passion for writing about sports. She’s an avid baseball fan which doesn’t hurt either. Not only does she play softball at CHS, but she’s an active member in multiple honor societies including Quill & Scroll Media Honor Society. She loves maintaining good grades in order to participate in these activities. Outside of school, she enjoys being with her friends as well as watching movies and listening to music. She plans on traveling the world someday and taking in as much as she can. Her favorite quote, by singer Harry Styles, is “If you’re happy doing what you’re doing nobody can tell you you’re not successful.”