A minor mention of two major events

A very nice older gentleman who told me he was 85 . . . and a half, and a veteran of WWII called recently with an inquiry I thought worth sharing.

He is a great fan of the “Today in History” column, as well as several other features of The Enterprise. He said, it occurred to him that the anniversary of the bombing of Japan was in August and he didn’t remember seeing it in that history column.

He told me he felt the two bombings, Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945; and Nagasaki three days later, were very important events worth noting and worth remembering.

I did some searching and discovered that The Enterprise, did indeed, recall the events in the Associated Press feature “Today in History” on page 2A on the appropriate days.

Revisionists might merely quake at the tragedy of this massive loss of life. Historians might point out the lives saved through this bold and historic move. Regardless of your personal point of view, nobody can reasonably deny the significance of the events.

For those who missed them, here they are again, because I, too, think they were important events, worth noting and worth remembering.

“On Aug. 6, 1945, during World War II, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, resulting in an estimated 140,000 deaths in the first use of a nuclear weapon in warfare.”

“On Aug. 9, 1945, three days after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan, the United States exploded a nuclear device over Nagasaki, killing an estimated 74,000 people.”