In Photos: U.S. Commemorates 80th Anniversary Of Pearl Harbor Attack

The United States observed the 80th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, which killed over 2,300 people and led to World War II, in ceremonies across the country Tuesday.

A Navy veteran lays a wreath at the National World War II Memorial in Washington.

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December 7, 1941, is known as the day the United States declared war on Japan and entered World War II.

The Philippines was invaded by Japan one day after the attack.

The United States declared victory against Japan in 1945, after dropping atomic bombs on Nagasaki and Hiroshima, killing hundreds of thousands of people.

At a commemoration in Washington, D.C. attended by President Joe Biden and the First Lady, several survivors and veterans of World War II were present.

The President and First Lady are at the memorial.

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The National World War II Memorial commemorates the anniversary of the war.

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He adjusts his medals.

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WWII veterans lay the wreath during the ceremony.

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The National World War II Memorial has reenactors at it.

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The Freedom Wall is next to a wreath left by Biden.

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Helen Chabin, wife of recently deceased Pearl Harbor survivor, arrives with other family members. In the Pacific Theater of Operations, the ship the Intrepid was involved in several campaigns.

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The wreath was thrown off of the floats in the Hudson River.

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