A blinding light like thousands of strobe lights — that's how Toshiko Tanaka described the morning, 80 years ago today, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima. On Aug. 6, 1945, the ...

Eighty years ago, a weapon was used which would transform modern warfare and the entire world forever. Hiroshima, in Japan, was the target of the first ever nuclear weapon, dropped by the US Air Force ...

On Wednesday, residents of Hiroshima will pause to remember the day — exactly 80 years ago — that changed the course of history. The device that exploded over Hiroshima destroyed about two-thirds of ...

HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) — Hiroshima on Wednesday marked the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japanese city, with many aging survivors expressing frustration about the growing ...

"It really was absolutely hideous." Duncan Hilling was one of the first British soldiers to see the aftermath of the atomic bombs in Japan in 1945. The 99-year-old World War Two veteran, from ...

Eighty years ago – on Aug. 6 and 9, 1945 – the U.S. military dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, thrusting humanity into a terrifying new age. In mere moments, tens of thousands of ...

Eighty years after the atomic bombing, some Japanese think that peace for peace’s sake is no longer enough. Eighty years after the atomic bombing, some Japanese think that peace for peace’s sake is no ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A blinding light like thousands of strobe lights — that's how Toshiko Tanaka described the morning, 80 years ago today, the United ...