65th Anniversary of Hiroshima Bombing

Posted on August 6, 2010 by Moye

Today marks the 65th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan. At 8:15am on August 8th, 1945, the United States dropped the first nuclear bomb, “Little Boy,” on humankind, leading to the deaths of over 100,000 people and the atomic bombing of Nagasaki three days later. This year also marks the first time an official representative from the US, Ambassador John Roos, attended the annual Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony, after President Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize last year for his work in promoting a nuclear weapon-free world.

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I am a Japanese-American girl who was born, raised and is most probably stuck in traffic right this second in Los Angeles. I'm currently one of the co-editors of 8Asians and like to distract myself with good food, reading long books, playing video games, catching up on celebrity news, choosing my new new haircut and then writing all about it on Hello Moye and sometimes here on Twitter if I can get it in under 140 words or less. You can reach me at moye[at]8asians.com.
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