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 […]

Stuff YOU Should Know

Stuff YOU Should Know

Posted by on Jun 9, 2016 in Stuff You Should Know | No Comments

U.S. Women’s Soccer Team Fights for Equal Pay In March, five members of the women’s soccer team playing for the United States in the upcoming summer Olympic Games filed a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. In it, they accused the U.S. Soccer Federation (USSF) of wage discrimination, for spending $31 million on the […]

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