The rising sun over the Koolau Mountains cast a glow upon the ballistic missiles planted on the lawn of a submarine museum at the edge of Pearl Harbor, throwing long shadows across the water. They pointed at the bone-white memorial to the USS Arizona and, just beyond it, at the still-floating battleship Missouri, about to leave her pier. ...more

November 8, 2009

A 1946 Burgert Brothers' photograph was among key evidence persuading city officials that beer, wine and liquor can flow freely at The Retreat, an upscale bar catering to young professionals. A particular memory of property owner Nicholas Massari goes back even further to a famous day in history: the Pearl Harbor attack on Dec. 7, 1941. ...more

January 28, 2009

The question remains one of the most revealing in American history: What were you doing when you heard about Pearl Harbor? The answers tell us much about Tampa more than 67 years ago. ...more

January 18, 2009

Otho Eugene Hays' grandson described him as a "tough old bird." ...more

January 8, 2009

In the dark days after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, America needed a hero. ...more

December 23, 2008

Part 1 of 2 On the morning of Dec. 7, 1941, newspaper boys hawked Sunday's heavy editions with special urgency. The first Sunday in December marked the opening of the high season, the unofficial beginning of winter and the arrival of the first tourists. ...more

December 14, 2008

Dec. 7, 1941 was a day not easily forgotten as more than four dozen county county residents gathered Sunday for Pearl Harbor Remembrance at the Medal of Honor Park. ...more

December 8, 2008

With an eye on the immediate aftermath of the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, thousands of World War II veterans and other observers are expected on Sunday to commemorate the 67th anniversary of the devastating Japanese military raid. ...more

December 7, 2008

Pearl Harbor survivor recounts experience. ...more

December 7, 2008

They only had six-year enlistments left when Walter Cunningham turned up at the Akron, Ohio, Navy recruiting office. ...more

December 7, 2008