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Enola Gay Crew, Dutch Van Kirk Is Top Row, Second From Left

For Students 9th - 10th
Published on 8/04/05, the BBC interviewed three of the men involved in the mission to drop the atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima. We get their viewpoints and an understanding of what their duties were on that day.
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Dutch Van Kirk at the Us National Air and Space Museum

For Students 9th - 10th
Published on 8/04/05, the BBC interviewed three of the men involved in the mission to drop the atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima. We get their viewpoints and an understanding of what their duties were on that day.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Gallery: The Modern World

For Students 9th - 10th
Innovations in transportation, communication, and weapons transformed the world in the 20th century. The modern era is the most complex yet, and the most fragile. This photo gallery highlights some of these innovations.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Bot Ec: Energy Released in an Earthquake

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A magnitude 8.5 earthquake (such as the 1964 Good Friday earthquake in Alaska) releases about 1x1018 joules of energy. The atomic bomb exploded over Hiroshima released about 1.5x1013 joules of energy. How many Hiroshima bombs would one...
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Harry S. Truman Library and Museum

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum

For Students 9th - 10th
Everything you wanted to know and more about Harry S. Truman, from biographical information to love letters.