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Articles related to "Hiroshima"
The Tram Girls of Hiroshima 62 Years ago today the Japanese Emperor's Tram Girls, some as young as 14, worked desperately to bring their city back from devastation. emperor's tram girls • hiroshima japan • the gadget • electric railway company • student mobilization corps
The Scar Still Runs Deep in Hiroshima On this day, August 6, more than 50 years ago, Hiroshima was the first city to experience the horrors of a nuclear attack. japan • hiroshima • tokaimura • tokyo • asia
Ground Zero Ground Zero is a monument to those who have fallen and a testament to those who might create new Ground Zeros. There are those who will try and stop them from making that mistake again. ground • zero • afghanistan • hiroshima • nagasaki
Mars Waits Will desperate immigrants, fleeing poverty and despair, overwhelm the social systems of the developed nations? Will armed despots hold the world's resources hostage, break the economies of the industrialized countries, and, in doing so, doom themselves? Only one thing is certain. frontier theory • atomic bomb • nuclear weapons • hiroshima • space colonization
Albert Einstein's Error Everyone has done it. Written a letter we wish we could take back. A letter written in anger or sorrow. Albert Einstein wrote a letter just like that in 1939. einstein • hiroshima • nagasaki • atomic bomb • winston churchill
Japanese Cranes, Symbols of Peace Red-crowned Cranes are traditional symbols of peace and harmony. Sadako Sasaki, a young Hiroshima victim, made paper cranes an international peace symbol too. japanese cranes • sadako sasaki • hiroshima victim • peace • red-crowned crane
Delivering The Bomb: Deaths Upon Deaths Before the world's first two atomic bombs could be dropped on target in Japan, they had to be delivered to the bombers who would actually fly the missions. The <i>USS Indianapolis</i>, a US Navy heavy cruiser, just after delivering the bomb components to Tinian, near the coast of Japan, went down with two IJN torpedoes in her hull. Many survived the sinking. Then the sharks came. tinian • b-29 • indianapolis • enola gay • hiroshima
Japan's Spectacular Carnivals Japan's spectacular Carnivals are events for visitors to enjoy and take part in, from an illuminated procession of papier-mache dummies to a festival honouring toads carnival in japan • nebuta matsuri aomori • kanto matsuri akita • peace ceremony hiroshima • mt. tsukuba toad festival chiba
South Japan Manga Art Exhibits Heading South, you'll find anime and manga museums across Japan. Most are over three hours from Tokyo, but some make pleasant day trips from Osaka. japan • anime • manga • museum • gallery
The Flight of the Enola Gay August 6, 1945-8:15 a.m. local time-the age of atomic warfare begins. This article follows the flight of the Enola Gay, looks at the science and the politics that preceded her, and at the aftermath that came in her wake. enola gay • atomic bombs • nuclear bombs • hiroshima • nagasaki
The Genocidal Mindset The psychological distancing individuals achieved through the bureaucratic and technological developments produced during the war made genocidal behavior universally conceivable in the context of a modern industrialized state at war. genocide • world war • morality • warfare • eichmann
Winter Festivals in Japan, 2008 The Winter Festivities in Japan are a mixture of tradition and fun, with ample use of snow and ice, coloured lights, and fun runs with near-naked men. japan's winter festivals • sapphoro snow festival • hokkaido ice and snow carving • near-naked men • hiroshima oysters festival
Book Review: Kamikaze This World War II classic autobiography is newly revised and re-crafted. How the co-author avoided his suicide mission is among this war's most bizarre twists of fate. kamikaze • world war ii • wwii japan • kamikaze pilot training • suicide
Harry Truman's First Term Harry S Truman, remembered today as a generally great President, made a number of very memorable decisions during his first term, including that to use "the bomb." harry s truman • world war ii • death of president roosevelt • atomic bomb • victory in europe
Re-Visiting The English Patient The great Canadian novel <i>The English Patient</i> has much to say about these sad days. the english patient • canadian novel • michael ondaatje • anthony minghella • north africa
Victoria & Albert Museum, London British Regency design, design during the Cold War, modern British theatre design and design innovation in China are explored by major exhibitions at London's V&A Museum. victoria and albert museum • cold war modern • v&a • kandis cook • beauty and the beast |
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