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Atomic Age enters with a bang, July 16, 1945 – Trinity test, world’s first...
Another good reason to follow the National Archives on Twitter, Tumblr and other media: Great updates. Like this one on the explosive arrival of the Atomic Age: Atomic Age Begins Trinity atomic...
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August 6: Hiroshima atomic bomb, 69 years ago today
[Still true, from last year, with minor edits.] A-Bomb Dome in Hiroshima, Japan Wikipedia image As a Utah Downwinder, I fight depressing ideas every August 6, and August 9. The first atomic bomb used...
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Remembering Hiroshima on August 6, 2014
A few notes from Twitter. #OnThisDay 1945: The United States drops the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Photo: ow.ly/zVgBw #WW2— Imperial War Museums (@I_W_M) August 06, 2014 Today in 1945: US drops an...
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August 9, 1945, at Nagasaki: What we hope was last use of atomic weapons in war
Much has changed since I wrote most of the post, below, in 2009. The number of years, perhaps (and I’ve changed them in the text). Not enough else. The Obama Administration made some progress in...
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Remembering Nagasaki, in 2014
A roundup of thoughts on Twitter and elsewhere. Never forget and never repeat. Message of ceremony today to commemorate 69th anniversary of atomic bomb in Nagasaki. http://t.co/PuTwMujpfL— Irish...
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Happy birthday, Albert Einstein! 136 years, today
How many ways can we say happy birthday to a great scientist born on Pi Day? So, an encore post. Happy Einstein Day! to us. Albert’s been dead since 1955 — sadly for us. Our celebrations now are...
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Happy birthday, Albert Einstein! 137 years, March 14
How many ways can we say happy birthday to a great scientist born on Pi Day? So, an encore post. Happy Einstein Day! to us. Albert’s been dead since 1955 — sadly for us. Our celebrations now are...
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Trinity test, world’s first atomic bomb – July 16, 1945
Another good reason to follow the National Archives on Twitter, Tumblr and other media: Great updates. Like this one on the explosive arrival of the Atomic Age: Atomic Age Begins Atomic Age Begins On...
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Happy coincidence: Pi Day is Albert Einstein’s birthday
How many ways can we say happy birthday to a great scientist born on Pi Day? So, an encore post. Happy Einstein Day! to us. Albert’s been dead since 1955 — sadly for us. Our celebrations now are...
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August 6, 1945: Remembering Hiroshima in 2017
Mostly an encore post. Say a prayer for Hiroshima, today. Then repeat it, for the rest of the planet. 72 years ago, U.S. military action brought a quick close to hostilities without an invasion of...
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