HIROSHIMA, JAPAN - MAY 27: U.S. President Barack Obama (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) arrive at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park on May 27, 2016 in Hiroshima, Japan. It is the first time U.S. President makes an official visit to Hiroshima, the site where the atomic bomb was dropped in the end of World War II on August 6, 1945. (Photo by Atsushi Tomura/Getty Images) (Photo: Atsushi Tomura, Getty Images)
President Obama and Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and will speak at the commemoration of the 1941 Japanese air attack that drew the United States into the Second World War. It's the first formal trip by a Japanese leader to Pearl Harbor. Obama and Abe plan to make remarks at the memorial built atop the bombed-out hull of the USS Arizona, which sank to the bottom of the harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. You can watch the event live here.
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View eight hard-to-reach places where the scars of the 1941 attack are still visible. Video by Jasper Colt, USA TODAY
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Seventy-five years ago, on December 7, 1941, war came to a remote Pacific outpost, and forced an isolationist nation to rise as a global superpower. USA TODAY NETWORK
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Neil Bush, son of President George H. W. Bush, recalls stories from his father's service in the Navy during World War II. Including the time he was forced to bail out of his plane while fighting in enemy territory. USA TODAY NETWORK
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John Gideon and Vito Colonna both escaped with their lives on December 7, 1941. Hear these two Pearl Harbor survivors recall what they saw on that fateful day. USA TODAY NETWORK
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Times of crisis often bring out the best in orators. USA TODAY Network looks back at some other famous quotes from the World War II era — both before and after the "date which will live in infamy." USA TODAY
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See the stark differences between Pearl Harbor in 1941 and today. USA TODAY
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Meet the 103-year-old veteran whose recollections inspired the new virtual reality experience "Remembering Pearl Harbor" Time
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On December 7, 1941 the United States was changed forever as a massive attack was launched, it would become a prelude to our participation in World War II. Here is a breakdown of the losses we suffered that fateful day. USA TODAY
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