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On the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the impact on Japanese people cannot be ignored.
I grew up learning about the indescribable terror inflicted on Hiroshima and Nagasaki through the atomic bombings of 1945, ...
Major events for the week of Sunday, Aug. 3, through Saturday, Aug. 9, include Columbus’ voyage, Jesse Owens’s Olympic ...
As the 80th anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing approaches, a 96-year-old woman reflects on the twist of fate that saved her life, her journey as a 'war bride' in Australia and the lasting lessons ...
IT was the day that changed the world for ever – when the first atomic bomb brought ­Armageddon to Japan.  Oscar-winning 2023 ...
Eighty years ago this coming week, at 8.15am on August 6, 1945, Little Boy, the first atomic weapon to be used against an ...
While up to his eyeballs in Avatar sequels, James Cameron made a deathbed promise to Tsutomu Yamaguchi (one of the survivors ...
The Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum in Japan is helping the Corvallis Museum set up a special exhibit. What you need to know.
The recent Kamchatka quake ties for sixth on the all-time list. Here are the top five earthquakes by magnitude.
This remote Pacific island dive spot is dripping with intrigue, from its dark U.S. military past, to the shipwrecks and ...
Manhattan Project National Historical Park, with sites in three time zones, tells the complex story of the making of the ...
British composer Karl Jenkins’ globally popular “The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace” will have its Rochester premiere this Sunday at the Finger Lakes Choral Festival.