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80 years ago: Truman’s decision to drop atomic bomb changed history
Wednesday marked the 80th anniversary of the United States dropping the first atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima.
Hiroshima survivors fear rising nuclear threat on the 80th anniversary of atomic bombing
Hiroshima is marking the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japanese city. Many aging survivors ...
Sobering simulation shows true devastation of Hiroshima atomic bomb 80 years on from tragedy
A Hiroshima atomic bomb simulation shows the extent of the damage done to the city 80 years ago when the Little Boy bomb was ...
80 years ago, the US dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Haunting photos show what happened that day in 1945.
On August 6, 1945, a 10-foot-long uranium bomb called "Little Boy" was dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima.
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In Hiroshima on anniversary of atomic bombing there, Cardinal McElroy highlights ‘new moment’ for renewing Catholic teaching on war and peace
In a talk in Hiroshima, Japan, as part of a Pilgrimage of Peace coinciding with the 80 th anniversaries of the United States ...
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80 years after Hiroshima, the legacy of a Texas pilot lives on
On the morning of Aug. 6, 1945, Eatherly piloted the Straight Flush weather plane which flew over Hiroshima to look for cloud ...
The grandchildren of 2 men who experienced both A-bomb attacks 80 years ago now work for peace
Ari Beser’s grandfather was on the two B-29 bombers that dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945.
‘Do not forget Ruuko’: Boston marks 80 years since Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Dozens of people — including peace activists, members of faith groups, and musicians — gathered on Wednesday to raise alarm ...