Imperial War Museum: Pearl Harbor
On the seventieth anniversary of this day that will live in infamy, take a visit to the Imperial War Museum to see photographs pertaining to Pearl Harbor. This online exhibition gives the historical background as well as the strategic background of Japan’s bombing of the Hawaiian base of the US Pacific Fleet, which resulted in the United States’ entrance into World War II. Reading the historical background will give a good introduction to the geopolitical situation during the 1920s and 1930s leading up to World War II.
http://www.iwm.org.uk/upload/package/25/pearl_harbour/index.htm
U.S. Army: D-Day: June 6, 1944
Today is the 67th anniversary of D-Day. The U.S. Army’s captivating site details the historic D-Day invasion with videos and first-hand accounts from soldiers who participated in the invasion of Normandy, General Dwight D. Eisenhower’s address to the soldiers, maps, posters, and more.
