Anniversaries of the Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Anniversaries of the Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Posted by on Aug 19, 2020 in World History | No Comments

Seventy-five years ago last week, the United States dropped atomic bombs on two Japanese cities: Hiroshima (August 6, 1945) and Nagasaki (August 9, 1945). This decision was largely credited with speeding the end of World War II. But it also caused enormous devastation to Japanese civilians. Here, btw takes a closer look at the impact […]

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