Hiroshima Bombing
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Japan marks 76th anniversary of US atomic bombing
World | Aug 06, 2021, 11:01 AM ISTHiroshima on Friday marked the 76th anniversary of the world’s first atomic bombing.
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Hiroshima and Nagasaki Day: 76 years of atomic bombing; History, significance and impact
World | Aug 06, 2021, 08:53 AM ISTHiroshima Day, Nagasaki Day: Japan marks 76 years since the atomic bomb attack on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
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Nagasaki Day: Let’s commemorate the day when a 'Fat Man' killed 80,000 people on 9th August, 1945
Life | Aug 09, 2017, 01:18 PM ISTThe bomb was dropped using a parachute from an American B29 Bomber at 1102 local time. It exploded 1,652 ft above the ground and completely devastated the city.
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‘Death fell from the sky’: Obama pays tribute to victims of Hiroshima attack
World | May 27, 2016, 04:05 PM ISTBarack Obama today paid tribute to the 1,40,000 people killed in the first atomic bomb attack of the world
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Will not apologise for Hiroshima bombing, says US President Barack Obama
World | May 23, 2016, 03:14 PM ISTWashington: US President Barack Obama has refused to apologise for the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on his landmark visit to Japan this week, arguing, 'during we make all kinds of decisions'. In an interview with
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Hiroshima atomic bomb survivors want apology from Barack Obama
World | May 20, 2016, 02:25 PM ISTTokyo:A group representing Japanese survivors of US atomic bombings urged President Barack Obama to hear their stories and apologise when he visits Hiroshima next week. Two leaders of the Tokyo-based nationwide group told a news
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Effects of Hydrogen bomb that you need to know
World | Jan 06, 2016, 07:15 PM ISTNew Delhi: According to reports North Korea has successfully carried out a hydrogen bomb test, and if confirmed it will be the significant advancement for its military ambitions.This is the fourth test by North Korea
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Then & Now: How Hiroshima & Nagasaki look after 70 years of destruction!
World | Aug 06, 2015, 10:12 AM ISTSeventy years ago, in August 1945, Japan became the victim of first ever nuclear weapon, hailed as the most terrible destructive force in history.United States of America (USA) dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese city of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.This
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Atomic bomb dome: An icon of Hiroshima's devastation
World | Aug 06, 2015, 09:51 AM ISTHiroshima: The crumbling brick and concrete walls of the Atomic Bomb Dome, as it is known today, rise above the Motoyasu River. The bomb so devastated Hiroshima that there are few other reminders of the
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Japan marks 70th anniversary of Hiroshima atomic bombing
World | Aug 06, 2015, 07:43 AM ISTHIROSHIMA: Japan marked the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on Thursday, with Mayor Kazumi Matsui renewing calls for U.S. President Barack Obama and other world leaders to step up efforts toward making
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"Dutch", the last surviving Hiroshima bomb crew member dies
World | Jul 31, 2014, 08:09 AM ISTNew Delhi: Theodore Van Kirk, also known as "Dutch", the last surviving member of the US air crew that dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima has died in Georgia aged 93.Tom Van Kirk, his son,