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Atomic bombing of Hiroshima reaches 80th anniversary, honorary citizenship for mayor
As part of an annual memorial ceremony, thousands gathered at the Hiroshima Peace Park in Japan on Aug. 6 to commemorate the ...
Remembering the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima, Nagasaki and the ties to Oak Ridge
Venesa Torres of Oak Ridge watches as citizens ring the International Friendship Bell at A.K. Bissell Park at 6:47 a.m. to ...
Japan marks 80th anniversary of atomic bombing in Hiroshima
As Japan marks 80 years since the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the country's postwar identity is shifting.
Hiroshima survivors fear rising nuclear threat on the 80th anniversary of atomic bombing
Wednesday marked the 80th anniversary of the US atomic bombing of the western Japanese city, with many aging survivors ...
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.
On This Day: U.S. drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima
In 1945, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. Three days later an atomic bomb hit ...
Hiroshima marks 80 years since atomic bombing as aging survivors worry about growing nuke threat
Many aging Hiroshima survivors express frustration over growing global support for nuclear weapons as deterrence.
‘This can’t happen again’: NC farm boy dropped atomic bomb on Japan 80 years ago
Bombardier Tom Ferebee talked with The Charlotte Observer for the 50th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima.
As Hiroshima marks 80 years since U.S. atomic bombing, survivor says "nuclear weapons and humanity cannot co-exist"
The United States dropped the world's first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, on Aug. 6, 1945, during World War II.
Japan commemorates 80 years since atomic bombing of Hiroshima
The 80th anniversary of this pivotal event in history is a particularly notable one, as it will be the last milestone for most of the few remaining survivors.