Original upload date: Fri, 16 Jul 2021 00:00:00 GMT
Archive date: Thu, 16 Dec 2021 03:03:21 GMT
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Did you know that Goleta, California, right outside Santa Barbara, was attacked by a Japanese submarine during WW2? Although it caused lit
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tle damage, here's why this attack is important in US history!
To check it out yourself, go to Haskell's Beach in Goleta to see the remains of oil derricks hit by a few shells (https://goo.gl/maps/YnqUFKLiMDFKgdWNA) then head to Sandpiper Golf Club to see the attack's historical marker (https://goo.gl/maps/kPtcCpVezxYAQJXZ6) and the Barnsdall Rio Grande Service Station to where people on the ground witnessed the attack in 1942 (https://goo.gl/maps/xAKJmdZHUgUN1G5k6)
Images and video from Wikimedia Commons except where noted
Image credit:
Goleta History: https://goletahistory.com/attack-on-ellwood/
Japanese American National Museum: https://www.janm.org/
Video credit:
AS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRjzRkBTmEg&ab_channel=AS
HistoryFlicks4u: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqCft20boKs&ab_channel=HistoryFlicks4u
Miracle Casper: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tp-msa4jBCw&ab_channel=MiracleCasper
The World War II Foundation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3s8lwt_ZSc&ab_channel=TheWorldWarIIFoundation
