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Atomic Bomb Equal to 20,000 Tons of TNT Dropped on Japanese Port

  • 1945-Aug-06

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Front page of the August 6, 1945 issue of The Chattanooga News-Free Press with the headline "Atomic Bomb Equal to 20,000 Tons of TNT Dropped on Japanese Port." Notably, a racist ethnic slur is used to refer to the Japanese in the featured article. The use of these words reflects the heightened anti-Japanese sentiments that were fueled by World War II.

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  • 42.5 cm W x 58 cm H
  • 2 pages
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“Atomic Bomb Equal to 20,000 Tons of TNT Dropped on Japanese Port.” Chattanooga, Tennessee: Chattanooga Publishing Company, August 6, 1945. Papers of Spofford Grady English, Box 2. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/9veztn4.

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