Jim Wald · @CitizenWald
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15 August 1945 is the date that the UK celebrates as : victory over Japan in .

Yesterday, in the National Arboretum in Washington, I saw this tree. The Japanese White Pine (Pinus parviflora 'Miyajima') survived the at . The Yamaki family, which had tended the tree since the 17th century, donated it to the United States as part of a bicentennial gift from the people of in 1976.

#vjday #worldwarii #bonsai #atombomb #hiroshima #japan #wwii

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Oh is tonight, you say?

Have we had Fluke yet?

m.youtube.com/watch?v=PHMzCpy0

Originally created for the soundtrack to the video game Wipeout 2097 and later featured in Gran Turismo!!

#JukeboxFridayNight #gamesweplay #atombomb

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James M. Branum יעקב מתתיהו · @jmb
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continued...

She went on to marry an American GI, become a professor at Vassar College, and at age 90 has only one wish: that world leaders work together for global .

@peace @antiwar

#peace #antiwar #nuclearwar #atombomb

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