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The first atomic bomb is dropped on Aug. 6, 1945; the opinions of Nichols, scientists

Barbara Scollin, grandniece of Major General Kenneth D. Nichols, continues her series on his life. Ample reasons, most notably leadership skills, personality traits and qualifications, led to choosing ...
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Bockscar: We Visited the B-29 Bomber That Dropped The Atomic Bomb On Nagasaki

-On August 6, 1945, the B-29 Enola Gay dropped the "Little Boy" uranium bomb on Hiroshima, killing up to 166,000 people. [caption id="attachment_22456" align ...
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See what Hiroshima looks like 80 years after the atomic bomb

Eighty years after the US dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, the city has transformed. The bombing immediately killed 80,000 people and destroyed 70% of the city's buildings. Today, Hiroshima is a ...
CBS News

As Hiroshima marks 80 years since U.S. atomic bombing, survivor says "nuclear weapons and humanity cannot co-exist"

Looking out over the skyline of Hiroshima, 96-year-old Junji Sarashina points out places from his childhood. "That was my grade school. Not too far from here," he tells his granddaughter, showing her ...
New York Post

80 years ago, the A-bomb saved countless lives — but now we must defend against nukes

Japanese men carry a victim of the atomic bomb in Nagasaki in this August 1945 file photo by Japanese photographer Yosuke Yamahata. via REUTERS Eighty years ago, in one of the most consequential ...
CNN

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 US military officer hope their friendship outshines the horror of the blasts that took ...
PBS

New book documents motivation and development of atomic bomb

The U.S. altered the course of history 80 years ago when it dropped the atomic bomb on Japan. It was an audacious move that ultimately led to the end of World War II. The motivation and secrecy ...
Stars and Stripes

Hiroshima pauses in silence to mark 80 years since world’s first atomic bombing

HIROSHIMA, Japan — More than 55,000 people standing in Peace Memorial Park bowed their heads at 8:15 a.m. Wednesday, marking with silence the precise moment that the U.S. military dropped an atomic ...
KTVU

Hiroshima and Nagasaki: 80 years after the atomic bomb, the world still grapples with the fallout

Hiroshima is marking the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japanese city. The bombing on Aug. 6, 1945, killed 140,000 people and a second bomb on Nagasaki (Aug. 9) killed ...
Chicago Tribune

Column: On an August anniversary, memories of the atomic bomb from a crew member who dropped it on Nagasaki

I was sitting with an old soldier named Ray Gallagher. He held in his hands a small doll. The doll’s name was Marianne and it was the doll that he took with him to war. It had been given to him by his ...
USA Today

Hiroshima warns against nuclear weapons as it marks 80 years since atomic bomb

HIROSHIMA, Japan, Aug 6 (Reuters) - Exactly 80 years since an atomic bomb was used in war for the first time, thousands bowed their heads in prayer in Hiroshima on Wednesday, as the city's mayor ...