Pearl Harbor Address to the Nation: Trivia

    Pearl Harbor Address to the Nation: Trivia

      FDR was POTUS for more than twelve years, a feat that is no longer constitutionally possible. (Source)

      General Douglas MacArthur was famous for sporting aviators and a corn cob pipe. So famous, in fact, that there are aviators and corn cob pipes on the market today specifically known as…wait for it…MacArthurs. (Source)

      Admiral Yamamoto indulged in many traditional Japanese hobbies, such as calligraphy and enjoying the company of geisha. (Source)

      Emperor Showa's engagement to Princess Nagako was protested by some because colorblindness ran in her family, and some people thought that would taint the imperial bloodline. (Source)

      The USS Arizona was the battleship that was the most severely damaged during the attack on Pearl Harbor, and it's totally worth going to Hawaii to check out its impressive and humbling memorial. (Source)