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Pilots take off on friendship flight to commemorate 80th anniversary of atomic bombings of Japan
As they fly wing-to-wing over a vital spot in the development of the atomic bomb, a native of Japan and a former U.S.
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Bishops in Japan: Atomic bombings a call to destroy nuclear arms, commit to peace
As the world marks the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombings in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Catholic Church must renew its ...
Japan's aging atomic bomb survivors speak out against nuclear weapons
The number of survivors of the U.S. atomic attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki is dwindling 80 years later, but they are ...
Headline 80 years ago declared, 'Atomic super-bomb, made at Oak Ridge, strikes Japan'
On Aug. 6, 1945, the United States dropped the first of two atomic bombs on Japan to force the unconditional surrender that ...
Long Island peace groups call for nuclear disarmament action on 80th anniversary of Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings
Long Islanders honor the memory of Hiroshima and Nagasaki victims, urging global leaders to prevent future nuclear ...
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Five Months After Bombing Nagasaki, We Staged an All-star Football Game in the Fallout Zone
On New Year’s Day, 1946, one of the most surreal and disturbing sporting events in US history was held in the Japanese city ...
From Godzilla To Anime: How Atomic Bombings Shaped Japan's Pop Culture
From Godzilla's fiery atomic breath to post-apocalyptic anime and harrowing depictions of radiation sickness, the influence of the nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki runs deep in Japanese ...
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Photos of searchers seeking victims of a Hiroshima bombing 80 years later on a nearby island
When the first atomic bomb detonated 80 years ago on Aug. 6, thousands of the dead and dying were brought to the small, rural ...