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    Hiroshima: Peacerises from the ashes  Oct 19, 2008
    A-Bomb Dome in Hiroshima, Japan, was one of the few buildings that survived the nuclear blast on Aug. 6, 1945 ... A-Bomb Dome: Formerly the Hiroshima Prefecture Industrial Promotion Hall, this building was completed in April 1915, and was located near the bomb's hypocenter. (Athens Banner-Herald)

    Hiroshima marks bomb anniversary with hope for US change on nukes  Aug 6, 2008
    Some 45,000 people, including Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, gathered at a memorial to the dead within sight of the A-bomb dome, a former exhibition hall burned to a skeleton by the bomb's incinerating heat. They stood up and offered silent prayers at 8:15 am, the exact moment in 1945 when a single US bomb instantly killed more than 140,000 people and fatally injured tens of thousands of others with radiation or horrific burns. (Yahoo! Asia News)

    New perspective - Trip to Japan opens eyes to another culture and history  Dec 4, 2007
    A-bomb Dome and Peace Memorial Hall are testaments to the maturity of Japan s society - forgiving yet never forgetting. The monument, however devastating, opened our eyes and changed our lives. (Missoulian, MT)




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