Mushroom cloud over Nagasaki, August 8, 1945

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U.S. Army photograph.

Date created: August 8, 1945
License: This work is believed to be in the public domain. Users are advised to make their own copyright assessment and to understand their rights to fair use.
Source: Original image housed by Wikipedia

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The Great Depression and World War II: Primary sources and readings explore the history of North Carolina and the United States during the Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945). (Page 9.2)

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A photograph of the mushroom cloud resulting from the explosion of the atomic bomb over Nagasaki, Japan, on August 8, 1945.

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