<P> On August 23 , 1994 , the United States Congress , by Pub. L. 103 -- 308 , designated December 7 of each year as National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day . 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 . </P>
<P> On August 23 , 1994 , the United States Congress , by Pub. L. 103 -- 308 , designated December 7 of each year as National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day . 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 . </P>
when did pearl harbor day become a holiday
when did pearl harbor day become a holiday
August 23 , 1994
August 23 , 1994