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  2. The Picture of the Last Man to Die - Wikipedia

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    The Picture of the Last Man to Die (1945) by Robert Capa. The Picture of the Last Man to Die is a black and white photograph taken by Robert Capa during the battle for Leipzig, depicting an American soldier, Raymond J. Bowman, aged 21 years old, after being killed by a German sniper, on 18 April 1945, shortly before the end of World War II in Europe. [1]

  3. Human Shadow Etched in Stone - Wikipedia

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    Human Shadow Etched in Stone (人影の石, hitokage no ishi) [2] is an exhibition at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum.It is thought to be the shadow of a person who was sitting at the entrance of Hiroshima Branch of Sumitomo Bank when the atomic bomb was dropped over Hiroshima.

  4. Aftermath of World War II - Wikipedia

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    The aftermath of World War II saw the rise of two global superpowers, the United States (US) and the Soviet Union (USSR). The aftermath of World War II was also defined by the rising threat of nuclear warfare, the creation and implementation of the United Nations as an intergovernmental organization, and the decolonization of Asia, Oceania, South America and Africa by European and East Asian ...

  5. Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki - Wikipedia

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    Over the next two to four months, the effects of the atomic bombings killed 90,000 to 166,000 people in Hiroshima and 60,000 to 80,000 people in Nagasaki; roughly half occurred on the first day. For months afterward, many people continued to die from the effects of burns, radiation sickness, and other injuries, compounded by illness and ...

  6. Remains of WWII airman identified 80 years after plane shot down

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    The remains of a World War II airman were identified 80 years after his plane was shot down during a bombing mission in Germany, military officials said this week. In the spring of 1944, U.S. Army ...

  7. Looking back: 15 iconic images from 9/11 and its aftermath - AOL

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    The world watched as the events of 9/11 unfolded, and many iconic images from that day still carry the same wonder and pain 15 years later.

  8. Remains of teen U.S. soldiers killed in WWII identified 80 ...

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    The remains of two American soldiers who were killed during World War II have been identified, U.S. Army officials said Wednesday. U.S. Army Sgt. Jack Zarifian and U.S. Army Private Rodger D ...

  9. Bloody Saturday (photograph) - Wikipedia

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    During the Battle of Shanghai, part of the Second Sino-Japanese War, Japanese military forces advanced upon and attacked Shanghai, China's most populous city.Wong and other newsreel men, such as Harrison Forman and George Krainukov, captured many images of the fighting, including the gruesome aftermath of an aerial bombing made by three Japanese aircraft against two prominent hotels on Nanking ...