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.

HANDLE BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS. IT WAS 80 YEARS AGO TODAY, THE U.S. DROPPED THE FIRST ATOMIC BOMB ON THE JAPANESE CITY OF HIROSHIMA. THREE DAYS LATER, A SECOND BOMB WAS DROPPED ON NAGASAKI. THEY ...

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 Smith highlights ...

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 ...

Hundreds of Allied prisoners of war were held in Japanese camps in Nagasaki when the U.S. dropped an atomic bomb 80 years ago. Their presence during the August ...

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 ...