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Of its 90,000 buildings, over 60,000 were demolished. The desolate remains were aptly described as vapor and ashes. Man had torn from nature one of her innermost secrets. And with his newfound knowledge he had fashioned an instrument of annihilation. Menacing implications of this extraordinary weapon were frightening to everyday people. Frightening to everyday. What did you think of what did you think of that bomb was dropped on the japs, mrs. Glenn . Terrible. All of those people killed. Lat9 dropped an improved bomb on the seaport of nagasaki. A highly congested city boasting the best natural harbor in western kyushu. [explosion] this bomb, exploding over the district, took the lives of 42,000 persons. 39 of all of the buildings in nagasaki before the calamity. The japanese described their mutilated city as a graveyard, with not a tombstone standing. These terrifying blows were struck in japan only after profound consideration of all of the human and military factors. Dropped tobombs
The japanese described their mutilated city as a graveyard, with not a tombstone standing. These terrifying blows were struck in japan only after profound consideration of all of the human and military factors. Dropped tobombs were end the war quickly, and they did in the war quickly. Richard franks offer author of downfall. Here to talk to us further about the 75th anniversary of the drop of the atomic bombs by the u. S. On japan. Richard frank, thank you for joining us. Guest thank you for having me. Host in that last clip, the military film from 1946, it said that the atomic bombs were dropped to end the war quickly, and they did in the war quickly. Was this the right decision to make and for those farms the reason for the end of the war . Guest the short answer is that yes and yes. Overwhelmingly the primary reason was to end the war as quickly as possible. One thing i think its critical that we get to at the start is to understand context of this. I have two sick principles. One i
Manage the local collections, our Research Room and archives are headquartered just across the hall from this auditorium. In the Missouri Valley room, youll find books, articles, and newspaper clippings documenting the history of organized crime in kansas city, from black hand era violence, to syndicate bootlegs through the 26year reign of the crime boss nick subella, associated with skimming casinos in las vegas and bombing businesses in the river key. Whether we like it or not, organized crime is a part of our history. Moreover, it continues to capture our fascination as well as generate interest in new scholarship. Last year, the special Collections Department acquired a piece of our mafia past when the organized crime files of the Kansas City Star were donated by former star reporter mike mcgraw. These files contained photos, notes, and reports on local mafia members, and provide a glimpse of how reporters investigated the mob during its heyday. A story about the collection by Jona
Crime family. Next on American History tv, the former fbi agent discusses the citys gangster past and newly discovered archives of mug shots from the Kansas City Star newspaper. Held by the kansas city public library. This is a little more than an hour. Welcome everyone. Our Research Room and archives are headquartered just across the hall from this auditorium. In the Missouri Valley room, you will find books, articles and newspaper clippings documenting the hus ri of organized crime in kansas city from backhand era to bootlegging with ties to the pendergast machine through the 26reign of crime box dick civella, and bombing businesses in the river kiev. Whether we like it or not, organized crime is part of our history. It continues to capture or fascination as well as generate interest in new scholarship. Last year the special Collections Department acquired a piece of our mafia past with the organized crime files of the Kansas City Star were donated by former star reporter mike mcgraw