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Atomic People
The Day of the Bombing
On August 6, 1945, the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan. Survivors of the bombing (Hibakusha) retell what their day was like before the bombing and the horrors they experienced shortly afterwards.
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"Atomic People" explores the human fallout from the atomic bombs used in an act of war.