66th Hiroshima Day Commemorated

Today was the anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. Prime Minister Kan attended this morning’s memorial ceremony, along with representatives from 68 countries.

"Japan suffered the Hiroshima and Nagasaki situations, and now this,' Yoko Ono told AFP in an interview. 'Right now it's horrible and of course we have to abolish it,' she said of Japan's atomic energy programme. 'This is not just something that happened to Japan, it happened to the world. We're all in it together, not just Japan."

The Day Hiroshima Turned Into Hell:

66-years ago, Hiroshima was turned into a burning inferno as the Americans dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city. It became best known as the first city in history to be destroyed by a nuclear weapon when the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) dropped an atomic bomb on it at 8:15 A.M. on August 6, 1945, near the end of World War II....READ FULL ARTICLE 66th Hiroshima Day Commemorated: The Day Hiroshima Turned Into HELL!