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80 years after Nagasaki, Hiroshima: Ohio's connections to atomic bombs that ended WWII

Ohio has more than one connection to the final days of World War II. Here’s what to know about the Bockscar bomber and the ...

Hiroshima and Nagasaki 80 years later – an anniversary we can’t forget

The smell of burning flesh, unrecognisable bodies. More than 200,000 dead. Have we forgotten the sheer horror of August 1945?
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80 years after Hiroshima, Paul Tibbets' granddaughter remembers the famous pilot

"As a little kid, you're just in awe that all these people want to see and talk to the man that tucked you in bed every night ...

Grandkids of men who experienced Japan A-bomb attacks work for peace 80 years later

Ari Beser’s grandfather was on the two American B-29 bombers that dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima ...

The Atomic Age began 80 years ago when the U.S. dropped A-bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan

The bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945 resulted in Japan's surrender, ending World War II and ushering in the Atomic Age.
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Eighty Years of the Bomb

That was the reaction of Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard after returning from a June visit to Japan. August 6 ...
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80 Years On, Chilling Photos Of The Hiroshima Bombing Remind Us Why Nuclear Weapons Are Terrifying

On August 6, 1945, the US dropped the first nuclear bomb on the unsuspecting Japanese city of Hiroshima. This cataclysmic ...

How the atomic bombing of Nagasaki tore apart Japan’s understanding of motherhood

Eighty years after the US bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, aging survivors — some more than 100 years old — reveal the ...
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Restored Nagasaki bell rings, 80 years since A-bomb

Nagasaki mayor Shiro Suzuki urged the world to “stop armed conflicts immediately”. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more ...
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How Nazi secrets triggered the ultimate moral dilemma – and led to Oppenheimer’s atomic bomb

That weapon – and the bombs dropped so soon after on Hiroshima and Nagasaki – are often credited to the Manhattan Project, ...

From Godzilla to anime, how Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings shaped Japan's art scene

The influence of the nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki runs deep in Japanese popular culture. One of the most famous examples of this is Godzilla, a prehistoric creature awakened by the ...