EXTRA 133. Hiroshima & Nagasaki anniversary

August 07, 2026
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STORY of AMERICA 🇺🇸 In 1945, the U.S. military dropped two atomic bombs on Hiroshima (August 6) and Nagasaki (August 9), bringing about the end of World War II, thereby potentially saving the lives of hundreds of thousands of American military personnel, as well as Japanese soldiers and civilians over the course of a drawn out invasion of the Japanese islands.

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Audio credits: History Unplugged with Scott Rank, What if Japan Hadn’t Surrendered After Nagasaki Sept. 5, 2017, and, Why the Atomic Bombing of Japan is as Justified in 2025 as it was in 1945, Aug. 7, 2025 with guest Louis Casabianca, and, Truman’s Deep Regret at the Atomic Age He Created with guest Louis Casabianca, Jan. 29, 2026 (Parthenon Podcasts, Salem Media Network). Audio & text excerpts reproduced under the Fair Use (Fair Dealings) Legal Doctrine for purposes such as criticism, comment, teaching, education, scholarship, research and news reporting.

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