Hiroshima: Echoes of a Silent Dawn
Reflecting on the Legacy of the Atomic Bomb and the Resilience of a City
At precisely 8:15 a.m. on August 6, 1945, a moment etched in history unfolded as the United States Army Air Forces released an unimaginable force upon the city of Hiroshima, Japan. From the belly of the Enola Gay, a B-29 bomber, the world witnessed the harrowing dawn of atomic warfare. With a blinding flash and an ear…
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