Most people are probably aware of the events which took place on December 7th 1941.

As Franklin Roosevelt said, it was a day that would live in infamy.

However, the events of December 7th weren't limited to Hawaii,

and they weren't even limited to December 7th weren't limited to Hawaii and they weren't even limited to December 7th.

It was part of a much larger operation, the other elements of which are often overlooked today.

Learn more about the events of December 8th, 1941 on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. The date December 7th, 1941 has been burned into the minds of Americans,

just like how September 1st, 1939 has been burned into the minds of many Europeans.

Most of you have probably heard the story at least at some level.

Just before 8 a.m. local time on

Sunday December 7th the US naval facility at Pearl Harbor Hawaii was the

subject of a surprise attack by the Imperial Japanese Navy. An armada of six

aircraft carriers, two battleships, and 535 airplanes

secretly crossed the Pacific in an attempt to knock out the American Pacific fleet.

Their hope was to cripple the Americans such that it would take them years to recover.

This episode is not about that attack.

This episode is about the rest of the operation surrounding the attack on Pearl Harbor.

While the attack on Pearl Harbor was the lynchpin and most important part of the Japanese operation,

it was far from the only event and not even the largest.

Which brings me to December 8th.

When I talk of the events of December 8th,

I'm not talking about what the Japanese military did the day after.

I'm talking about what they did at the exact same time

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