Citizens of Bangkok looked upwards to the sky Monday morning after a huge “fireball” streaked across the horizon. IS IT A BIRD? A PLANE? OR A BALL OF HOT FIRE? The bizarre celestial event was seen and recorded by Porjai Jaturongkhakun‚ whose dashboard camera recorded the scene as he was driving to work. "It was the middle of a blue sky day and there was a quick‚ bright light coming down‚” the satellite engineer told AFP. “I usually see shooting stars at night but I have never seen one in the
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The atomic bomb dropped on Japan was the correlated decision of the president at the time‚ Harry Truman‚ and his chief advisors. While the pros and cons were weighed heavily‚ it was decided that the least blood shed would be wrought if we shed the most blood on the first strike. On August 6‚ 1945‚ the enola gay‚ a class B-29 heavy bomber‚ departed from Tinian‚ an island to the southeast of Japan‚ carrying a heavy payload which would effectively be the beginning of the end of Japan’s war against the
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On December 7th we paused to remember the bombing of Pearl Harbor seventy-five years ago that began World War II. By the end of World War II‚ the nuclear bomb ushered in a whole new form of warfare. Due to the work of Otto Hahn‚ Lisa Meitner and Dr. Fritz Strassman‚ the creation of the atomic bomb would pave the way the world would look at war with the discovery of the process of nuclear fission. Otto Hahn traveled throughout Europe studying with some of the greatest scientists to develop nuclear
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On the quiet morning of August 6‚ 1945‚ the United States shocked the world by dropping an atomic bomb over the city of Hiroshima‚ Japan. (www.grolier.com) Hiroshima was a major industrial city with an estimated population of almost 400‚000 people. A B-29 bomber was loaded with the Atomic Bomb and left the United States Pacific air base at 2:45 a.m. local time and dropped the bomb at 8:15 a.m. The bomb was detonated one minute after being dropped. The atomic bomb‚ nicknamed "Little Boy"‚ which
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The Silence after the Explosion Presidents Truman eventually decided to issue the order that drop the atomic bomb in Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 6 and August 9‚ 1945. After the huge nuclear explosion‚ the whole world got into a silence situation that everyone is thinking that weather the decision of President Truman is right or wrong. The bombing results in an extremely alarming environment in Japan‚ however‚ president Truman actually makes the right decision to drop the
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Before the Cold War occurred‚ the United States relations with U.S.S.R was peaceful and both considered each other an ally after the end of World War II. Franklin D. Roosevelt‚ president of the United States during WWII (1933-1945)‚ was aware that it was only a matter of time the U.S. would enter the war. As a form of involvement‚ Roosevelt aided Great Britain who happened to be bankrupt and was suffering from Germany’s attacks‚ while not directly declaring in joining the war (Fogarty). Before the
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The Defeat Of Crusher It was one good night until… The Crusher had an evil plan to take over the world. Crusher didn’t know that he would have to go through Speedy. Speedy was the hero of the town. Speedy always helped out the town. It was 10:30 at night and it was the night for crusher to take over the world. Speedy had a feeling in his stomach that something bad was gonna happen. His feeling was just right. About 30 mins later crusher was getting ready for his great takeover. “Robin here
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Newspaper Assignment #2 The Texas Tribune‚ August‚ 4th‚ 2016‚ Opinion: In Dirty Bomb Prevention‚ Texas Fails a Crucial Test The article brings to light how accessible it is to gather components to build a dirty bomb considering the current laws and regulations set by the federal and state government. In the first week of August 1945‚ the world saw the first and only use of nuclear weapons in warfare. America’s use of the atomic bombs on Japan‚ resulted in the death of over 130‚000 people and
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This question has been floating around the air for years now‚ The first bomb was dropped on the city of Hiroshima‚ Japan in 1945 of August 6. This devastating bomb killed around 135‚00. There was also a second bomb that hit Nagasaki on August 9th that killed approximately 50‚000. But the question remained was this necessary? In my opinion YES! Dropping the bomb was very necessary‚ it was also reasonable considering the fact that US lost a total of more than 418‚000 both military and innocent civilians
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Scared. Somber. Hopeless. That is how the people of Hiroshima felt on August 6‚ 1945‚ at 8:15 am‚ when the bomb was dropped. In order to recover from the horrors of the bombing of Hiroshima to grow a more hopeful future and learn from your past you need to reflect‚ think about what you did wrong‚ and figure out what you need to do different. A few ways you can learn from your past mistakes are by thinking about what went wrong and figure out what you need to do different. For example‚ summer of 2016
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