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ON THIS DAY ; 7 DECEMBER

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From: Evening Standard - London
Date: 20071207
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ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR

1732 The Royal Opera House opens at Covent Garden. It was funded by actor-manager John Rich and its first production was William Congreve's The Way Of The World.

1941 The Japanese navy attacks the US Pacific fleet and its defending forces at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The assault finally draws the US into the Second World War.

1993 Activists lose their ..-year battle to save a ...-yearold chestnut tree in Wanstead. Dozens were injured as protesters clashed with police when the tree at George Green was cut down to make way for an M11 tunnel link.

2006 A tornado strikes Kensal ...

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