Wednesday, March 25, 2009

A Hiroshima and Nagasaki Survivor


On August 9, 1945, Tsutomu Yamaguchi survived the atomic bombing of Nagasaki. However, 3 days earlier, he also survived the Hiroshima attack as well. He became the first person certified as a survivor of both U.S. atomic bombings at the end of World War II. Japan is the only country to have suffered atomic bomb attacks. Yamaguchi is satisfied that his record is now a historical fact.

1 comment:

Ian said...

Very amazing people arent they I met an atomic bomb survivor here in Japan. His name is Mr Hayasaki. Very interesting stories they have, but such a tradegy.