The young ginkgo tree inside the San Diego Botanic Garden now carries that history in its DNA, as well as a symbol of sowing peace between two nations.

Making the sixth of August a national holiday might be seem wildly inappropriate. The memory of mass death ought not be celebrated, let alone create an occasion to go to the beach. But it would not be ...

It has been 80 years since the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and western Massachusetts residents marked that dark time in U.S. history with a ceremony calling for peace.

By bno - Tokyo Office On the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japanese officials and global delegates ...

"This weapon has not gone away, right? If anything, our capacity of countries who have nuclear development, the capacity to engage in nuclear harm has only gotten greater, and so the responsibility ...

It started in secrecy and ended with a mushroom cloud. The daughter of Manhattan Project technician shares what it meant to be raised in the long shadow of the Manhattan Project.

As the world marks 80 years since the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, calls for nuclear disarmament are growing louder, but so ...

As part of an annual memorial ceremony, thousands gathered at the Hiroshima Peace Park in Japan on Aug. 6 to commemorate the ...

Dozens of people — including peace activists, members of faith groups, and musicians — gathered on Wednesday to raise alarm ...

August 6, 1945, marked a significant milestone in world history — on this day, the U.S. detonated the first atomic bomb over the city of Hiroshima, Japan.

The 80th anniversary of this pivotal event in history is a particularly notable one, as it will be the last milestone for most of the few remaining survivors.

Jack Dairiki and Seiko Fujimoto were caught in Japan when the atomic bomb was dropp 1945. On Wednesday for the 80th ...