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Hiroshima’s bishop links atomic anniversary to Pope Leo’s peace call
2+ hour, 38+ min ago (601+ words) August 6, 2026 AC Wimmer News Briefs 0 Print The bishop of Hiroshima is leading a prayer relay running until the exact minute the second atomic bomb struck Nagasaki. Bishop Alexis Shirahama of Hiroshima, Japan, has opened a 75-hour vigil for peace marking…...
Northwest Ga. airman accounted for 82 years after World War II plane crash
17+ min ago (211+ words) U.S. Army Air Forces Sgt. William A. Jones poses while holding an aircraft gun during World War II. William A. Jones is pictured with his wife, Pauline, and their son, Ralph. Alpharetta American Legion Post 201 Finance Officer Ralph Jordan places a memorial brick honoring…...
Japan marks 81 years since Hiroshima atomic attack
20+ min ago (18+ words) USA Today Japan marks 81 years since Hiroshima atomic attack...
Ceremony honours five Second World War veterans with permanent headstones
3+ hour, 51+ min ago (11+ words) PressReader...
Today in History - August 6, 2026
6+ hour, 6+ min ago (184+ words) Posted By: Staff August 6, 2026 Throughout history, August 6 has marked moments that forever changed nations, science, and society. From groundbreaking discoveries to sobering reminders of war’s destructive power, this day has left an enduring mark on world history. On August 6, 1945, the…...
Romania rushes to sink 4 barges in the Danube to keep a nuclear power plant's second reactor running
25+ min ago (86+ words) Romania raced on Thursday to sink four barges laden with rock into the Danube River in an attempt to redirect water downstream toward a nuclear power plant, to buy more time before its second reactor......
Remembering Hiroshima 'Victims' Without Acknowledging Our Dead at Pearl Harbor Is Obscene
1+ hour, 32+ min ago (463+ words) August 6, 2026, marks the 81st anniversary of the use of the first atomic bomb in history. Each year, the dwindling number of survivors of the bombing are paraded in front of the world press, reminding people (as if we could ever forget)…...
Hiroshima marks 81st atomic bomb anniversary as mayor deplores the pursuit of nuclear weapons
5+ hour, 31+ min ago (523+ words) “Downplaying the inhumanity of nuclear weapons and accepting the use of force to pursue one’s own prosperity risk cycles of violent retaliation that could ultimately result in another Hiroshima or Nagasaki,” Mayor Kazumi Matsui said. Too many political leaders still…...
UK spy mansion becomes museum
3+ hour, 44+ min ago (647+ words) Nazi generals enjoyed drinking and being relaxed in elegant rooms while, downstairs in the basement, a team of covert listeners followed their conversations and gathered vital information about Germanyâs war plans.During the Second World War, Trent Park, a…...
Hiroshima urges global nuclear disarmament on bombing anniversary
1+ hour, 13+ min ago (213+ words) During the annual memorial ceremony, participants observed a minute of silence at 8:15 a.m.—the exact moment the uranium bomb was dropped by the US bomber Enola Gay on August 6, 1945, an attack that claimed an estimated 140,000 lives by the end of that…...