Pearl Harbor survivor Mal Middlesworth of California salutes during a rendition of "Taps" at the memorial ceremony honoring the 65th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Hawaii, December 7, 2006.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo) Photo Gallery>>>

    NEW YORK, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- New York City marked the 66th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii with a flyover of the Statue of Liberty and dropping of 66 roses on Friday.

    The Skytypers of New York, the Antique Airplane Club and the Bayport Aerodrome Society took off in vintage aircraft from Republic Airport in Farmingdale at noon and flew to New York Harbor, where they dropped 66 roses over the Statue of Liberty at 12:55 p.m. (1755 GMT) -- the time the attack started, eastern standard time.

    The Dec. 7, 1941 attack by Japan claimed more than 2,300 American lives and was declared "a date which will live in infamy" by then U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

    The next day, President Roosevelt asked Congress for a declaration of war against Japan, which launched the American involvement in World War II.