Today is the 75th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima, followed shortly thereafter by the bombing of Nagasaki. So far, watching the News (CNN, MSNBC) I haven't caught any mention of it.
I'll let my past posts speak for themselves:
2009: An almost unmentioned anniversary
2010: The most destructive use ever of weapons of mass destruction
2011: Another August 6th
2012: Yet another August 6th
2013: August 6, 1945
2014: It's August 6th, again
2015: August 6, 2015
2016: August 6, again
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Thursday, August 6, 2020
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