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Japanese Atomic Bomb Survivor Group Wins Nobel Peace Prize

The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded on Friday to Japan's Nihon Hidankyo, a grassroots movement of Hiroshima and Nagasaki survivors pushing for a nuclear weapons ban, as states like Russia threaten to use them. The group, also known as Hibakusha and founded in 1956, received the honor "for its efforts to achieve a world free of nuclear weapons and ...

Time Travel: Little Boy and Fat Man

Travel back in time to 1945. What happened in Japan on August 6, 1945? Join us weekly on Time Travel as we explore historical events under a different theme every month. This August, we’re exploring world wars!