The Japanese were remarkably successful in the execution of their offensive plan and by early 1942 had reached their intended perimeter. But they miscalculated the effect of their surprise attack at Pearl Harbor which unified a divided people and aroused the United States to wage a total, not a limited, war.
Explosions in the Sky. Explosions in the Sky is an American post-rock band from Texas. The quartet originally played under the name Breaker Morant, then changed to the current name in 1999.
Showing signs of eruption in 1813, and culminating in a giant blast in 1815, the volcano's explosion was the largest of the modern era. The eruption launched 160 cubic kilometers of debris into the sky.