when did pearl harbor day become a holiday
National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day On August 23, 1994, the United States Congress, by Pub.L. 103â€“308, designated December 7 of each year as National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day.[1] On Pearl Harbor Day, the American flag should be flown at half-staff until sunset to honor those who died as a result of the attack on U.S. Military and naval forces in Hawaii.[2]