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Seven organizations of hibakusha atomic bomb survivors in Hiroshima Prefecture urged the government to support the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/07/japan/hibakusha-groups-nuclear-ban-urge/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #hiroshima #atomicbombings #wwii #nuclearweapons #hibakusha #nagasaki #sanaetakaichi

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· 2mo ago

"Annual Cooperstown Game" August 3, 1942 #OTD #Baseball #WWII #1942

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· 2mo ago

August 3, 1942 and it's Tragedy at Vintage Edmonton: http://www.vintageedmonton.com/2026/08/august-3-1942.html #yeg #alberta #edmonton #WWII

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August 3, 1942

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nullagent @nullagent@partyon.xyz

· 2mo ago

"Author Beaten" August 3, 1942 #OTD #WaldoFrank #WWII

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No, what I'm experiencing is closer to being a WW2 pilot. And the sad reality is just like WW2 pilots I've already put in more contact with the forces of fascism than anyone really expects a Black person to survive. https://dayssinceivebeenstoppedbythepolice.com #WWII #HumanRights #WW2 #BlackMastodon #ParentingWhileBlack #Police #ACAB

Days Since I

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Moscow is set to name an uninhabited island that forms part of a territorial dispute with Tokyo after Richard Sorge, a Soviet spy who operated in Japan before the Pacific War. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07/30/japan/russia-name-northern-territories-spy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #russia #russiajapanrelations #northernterritories #disputedislands #espionage #wwii

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A Japanese carrier force attacked the US naval base at Pearl Harbor, O'ahu, Hawaii, on 7 December 1941 and so brought the United States into the Second World War (1939-45). #History #Hawaii #ImperialJapan #PacificWar #PearlHarbour #SecondWorldWar #USNavy #USPacificFleet #WWII #HistoryFact https://whe.to/ci/2-2954-en/

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Lobsters @lobsters@robot.villas

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The Computer That Helped Win World War II: Colossus cracked Germany's encrypted communications https://spectrum.ieee.org/colossus-computer-ieee-milestone #History #Computers #WWII

IEEE Spectrum

The Computer That Helped Win World War II

Colossus cracked Germany’s encrypted communications

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Hiroshima's Peace Memorial Park will be temporarily designated as a no-fly zone for drones during the Aug. 6 annual peace ceremony commemorating the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of the city. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07/24/japan/drone-ban-hiroshima-peace-ceremony/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #hiroshima #japanesepolice #npa #wwii #atomicbombings #nagasaki

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Austria will open a police station in the building where Adolf Hitler was born in 1889, aiming to end decades of public debate on how to prevent it from becoming a pilgrimage destination for far-right extremists. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07/20/world/politics/austria-hitler-birth-house-nazi/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #austria #adolfhitler #nazis #wwii #europe

World History Encyclopedia @whencyclopedia@mstdn.social

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The North American P-51 Mustang was a long-range fighter aircraft used by the air forces of the United States and Great Britain during the Second World War (1939-45). #History #Aircraft #FighterPlane #KoreanWar #RAF #SecondWorldWar #USAAF #WWII #HistoryFact https://whe.to/ci/1-28747-en/

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· 2mo ago

China is reviving the pre-World War II historical label of "new militarism" as part of a broader propaganda campaign to shift attention from its own actions and undermine Japan's security ties. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/07/17/japan/beijing-history-war/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #china #chinajapanrelations #wwii #defense #southeastasia #asean #indopacific

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July 13, 1941 NYT #WWII Jacqueline Cochran is today the No. 1 woman flier of America, having established some seventeen different records. Miss Cochran wants to see women fliers in this country trained for the same kind of work. She says there is now a nucleus of about 200 women who have had the necessary amount of hours. Today flying is not Jacqueline Cochran's whole life. Aside from her successful cosmetic business, she owns a date farm in California. https://www.nytimes.com/1941/07/13/archives/no-i-woman-flier-jacqueline-cochran-who-flew-a-bomber-to-britain.html

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