California History

Mt. Diablo beacon to be lit in commemoration of Pearl Harbor attack

December 3, 2008

This Sunday, December 7th, 2008 (and each year on December 7th), the beacon atop Mt. Diablo will be lit at dusk in commemoration of the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941. After the attack, blackouts in the Bay Area caused the beacon to be turned off, and after the war it was not [...]

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