The atomic bombings of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, and Nagasaki three days later brought a scale of destruction the world had never seen. Many who survived the blasts died in the weeks, months and ...

The first reports were met with disbelief. A single bomb with the explosive force to level a city; a bomb, detonated with such intensity it burned as bright as — maybe, even brighter than — the sun.

New book uses oral history to tell story of the atomic bomb ABC News' chief global affairs correspondent Martha Raddatz speaks with author Garrett Graff about his new book on the atomic bomb during ...

LAS VEGAS — It wasn't going to be easy to track down the woman who came to be known as “Miss Atomic Bomb." All Robert Friedrichs had to go on was a stage name he found printed under an archival ...

Many Americans—including students in the History of the Atomic Bomb course taught at the University of Texas at Austin by Bruce J. Hunt, A&S '84 (PhD)—have learned a version of this story: On Aug. 6, ...

The U.S. altered the course of history 80 years ago when it dropped the atomic bomb on Japan. It was an audacious move that ultimately led to the end of World War II. The motivation and secrecy ...

HAMILTON, Ohio — The legacy of Mosler Safe Company, a name synonymous with security and safety, continues to resonate within Butler County as Butler County Historical Society Executive Director Brian ...