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75 years after the Hiroshima atomic bombing, memories of the devastation remain

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HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) - Aug. 6, 2020 marks 75 years since the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan. In 1945, the U.S.

attack on Hiroshima killed 140,000 people. Three days later, a second atomic bomb was dropped on the Japanese city of Nagasaki, killing 70,000 and prompting Japan to surrender in World War II.

The unprecedented, destructive power of the bombs razed buildings and left lifelong physical and psychological scars on survivors. “Practically all living things, human and animal, were literally seared to death,” read an Associated Press story from the time of the attacks.The atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima just a month after the weapon was first officially tested.RELATED: Survivors mark 75th anniversary of world's 1st nuke attackJ.

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