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title: "Most people know that the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Many ships were sunk and the American fleet was dealt a heavy blow. What single stroke of good luck saved the Pacific fleet from total destruction?"  
description: "Most people know that the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Many ships were sunk and the American fleet was dealt a heavy blow. What single stroke of good luck saved the Pacific fleet from total destruction?"  
author: "agustina johnson"  
published: 2018-03-11  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39957/most-people-know-that-the-japanese-attacked-pearl-harbor-on-december-7-1941-many-ships-were-sunk-and-the-american-fleet-was-dealt-a-heavy-blow-what-single-stroke-of-good-luck-saved-the-pacific-fleet-from-total-destruction  
category: "history, politics & society"  
tags: ["usa history"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Most people know that the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Many ships were sunk and the American fleet was dealt a heavy blow. What single stroke of good luck saved the Pacific fleet from total destruction?

Most [people](https://www.mindstick.com/news/2295/more-people-need-to-monitor-this-crucial-metric-for-heart-health) know that the [Japanese](https://www.mindstick.com/news/1654/an-unrevealed-ecosystem-discovered-underneath-the-icy-antartica-s-surface-by-analysts) attacked Pearl [Harbor](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/51451/how-did-the-bristish-army-block-the-boston-harbor-affected-the-new-england-colonies) on December 7, 1941. Many ships were sunk and the [American](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/41823/how-much-did-the-vietnam-war-cost-american-taxpayers) [fleet](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/279818/reduce-liability-costs-protect-your-fleet-with-these-driver-training-tips) was dealt a heavy blow. What single [stroke](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/11707/what-you-can-do-to-reduce-your-risk-of-strokes) of good luck saved the Pacific fleet from total destruction?\
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