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52+ min ago   (374+ words) The water level in the Danube has never been this low. The low water has revealed what lay hidden on the riverbed for decades, among them a Wehrmacht motorcycle, a DKW NZ 350-1 model from the Second World War. It was…...

3+ hour, 38+ min ago   (168+ words) 02:45 AM – a B-29 “Superfortress” strategic bomber named “Enola Gay” piloted by Colonel Paul Tibbets lifts off from the Pacific island of Tinian, carrying a single 4,400-kg uranium-235 gun-type fission bomb codenamed “Little Boy”. 07:09 AM – a Japanese weather scout plane triggers the…...

27+ min ago   (203+ words) Thousands of full-charge rounds wore the rifling out of the Iowas’ 16-inch guns, and the Navy replaced barrels after the war. The spares came from weapons ordered for ships that were never finished — the incomplete Illinois and Kentucky, and the…...

24+ min ago   (217+ words) These unassuming concrete relics lured German bombers away from Britain's urban centres with ingenious pyrotechnics Looking like some kind of brutalist Neolithic tomb, this is one of several decoy bunkers dotted around the country. These red-brick and concrete constructions may…...

2+ hour, 13+ min ago   (64+ words) By AKINA NISHI/ Staff Writer August 4, 2026 at 18:06 JST HIROSHIMA—For years, Hiroko Inagaki’s monthly ritual was an act of devotion. Now, at 85, her final chore is complete. [Read More] Hiroshima warns of ‘third’ nuclear catastrophe on 81st anniversary Locals split over…...

34+ min ago   (120+ words) Several notable developments have kept the issue of nuclear disarmament in focus over the past couple of years: Q. With reference to the atomic bombings during World War II, consider the following statements: B. 1 and 2 only C. 2 and 3 only D. 1, 2 and 3 Q. The Hiroshima and…...

1+ hour, 16+ min ago   (966+ words) Aug. 6 marked the 81st anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the Japanese city of Hiroshima. Among the more than 70,000 people killed that day were 12 American prisoners of war. One of those prisoners was 1st Lt. Joseph Dubinsky, 26, of Washington, the pilot of…...

1+ hour, 2+ min ago   (333+ words) itamilradar The Italian Navy’s submarine Salvatore Todaro (S 526) has completed a short maintenance period at the Fincantieri facility in Muggiano, La Spezia, and is now ready to return to operational service The U212A submarine spent only around three weeks at…...

2+ hour, 13+ min ago   (1349+ words) A month later, young Brockmire was dead. His plane was hit by enemy ground fire while he and other members of his unit were “flying close support for ground troops.” Brockmire flew combat missions in the Far East during World…...

3+ hour, 31+ min ago   (729+ words) AS communities across Scotland gather for vigils and local events marking the 81st anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, these remembrance activities across Scotland carry a sharp, pressing urgency. We are not merely looking back at history. We…...