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Ironically, the Nazis warned the Japanese that their codes might have been broken, but Tokyo refused to believe the Americans were smart enough for such a feat. Just as ironically, while U.S. code breakers knew of the Japanese warships heading for Southeast Asia, Nagumo's radio silence meant that his carriers heading for Pearl Harbor simply disappeared. On Dec. 2, Kimmel's intelligence officer confessed that nothing had been heard from the Japanese carriers for about two weeks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Day of Infamy | 12/2/1991 | See Source »

Despite Doolittle's feat, the Japanese victories throughout the South Pacific could now be halted and reversed only by the U.S. Navy, and the Navy had been badly wounded. On top of the losses at Pearl Harbor, it had to abandon its base at Cavite, outside Manila, and it lost a cruiser and two destroyers in the Battle of the Java Sea (Feb. 27-March...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Down but Not Out | 12/2/1991 | See Source »

Burroughs and Wallooppillai lost in the second round to third-seeded Greg Hartch and Dave Murphy of Princeton, while Brown and Williams advanced to the semifinals, equalling Harvard's feat in the singles bracket of occupying two out of the final four positions...

Author: By John B. Trainer, | Title: Netmen Sit Atop Northeast | 11/20/1991 | See Source »

...tougher road to the championship. But it, like Dartmouth, can do so by winning the remainder of its games. The Tigers meet Yale at home this week and Dartmouth in two weeks. Winning in front of the rabid rowdies at the home of Big Green will be a difficult feat...

Author: By Dan Jacobowitz, | Title: Well Done in the Trenches, Men | 11/14/1991 | See Source »

...holds the Harvard record for most goals scored in a game (with four), a feat she achieved last year against Columbia...

Author: By John B. Trainer, | Title: Putting it All in Perspective | 10/31/1991 | See Source »

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