"A hundred thousand people were killed by the atomic bomb, and these six were among the survivors. They still wonder why they lived when so many others died. Each of them counts many small items of chance or volition—a step taken in time, a decision to go indoors, catching one streetcar instead of the next—that … Continue reading Hiroshima by John Hersey
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Hiroshima Day
On August 6th, 1945, the first use of a nuclear weapon over the Japanese city of Hiroshima killed more than 80,000 people immediately and thousands more over the years died from the effects of the radiation from this weapon. After 78 years, the bombs detonated over Hiroshima and Nagasaki remain the only use of nuclear … Continue reading Hiroshima Day
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