detonated atomic bombs over hiroshima and nagasaki, japan, killing over 130,000 people, mostly civilians the next several hours, we'll look at the explosion's overall effect on hiroshima. we begin with the 1962 documentary on how atomic bomb survivors and their children handled the aftermath. and then a discussion on films showing the aftermath of the bombing. many were confiscated by the u.s. and held in secret for years. you'll see portions of some of those films. after that a 1945 war department film on the final months of the usair campaign against japan. later, how president harry truman came to the decision to use the atomic bomb. all ahead here on c-span 3. >>> week nights this month we're featuring american history tv programs as a preview of what's available every weekend on c-span 3. tonight a look at the u.s.s. indianapolis. on july 30th, 1945, two japanese torpedos sunk the u.s.s. indianapolis in shark-infested waters. only 317 of 1196 crew members survived. they were not rescued for several days. on the 75th anniversary of the ship's sinking congress awarded the entire crew

betty jean lifton was inspired to make this film while living in hiroshima, japan, in the summer of 19 skoorx and learning cancer from radiation was continuing to affect atomic bomb survivors and their children. narrated by ms. lifton, it documented the origins of hiroshima's peace park and tells the story of how handmade paper cranes became a symbol of peace and remembrance of the victims of the atomic bombing of the city. >>> in japan, there is an old belief that a crane can move for 1,000 years. if you fold 1,000 paper cranes, they will protect you from illness. after the bomb fell on hiroshima, august 6th, 1945, the people folded paper cranes. today in hiroshima, men, women, and children are still folding paper cranes. especially children. for they are still suffering from radiation effects of the bomb. what's it like to be a child in hiroshima so many years after the war? these children look like children anywhere. but the monument behind them is dedicated to the 70,000 people known to have died from the bomb. although estimates go as high as 200,000 or more. it was 8:15 on a hot

. ♪ ♪ >> we continue now with the bombing of hiroshima japan that led to the end of world war ii.se it. that's followed by a discussion how president harry truman came to order the use of the atomic bomb during world war ii, part of what you will see every weekend during american history tv here on c-span3. >>> weeknights this month we're featuring american history tv programs as a preview of what's available on c-span3. tonight a look at the uss indianapolis, in 1945, two japanese torpedos sunk the uss indianapolis in shark-infested waters. only 217 out of 1196 crew members survived. they were not rescued for several days. on the 75th anniversary, congress awarded the entire crew the congressional gold medal, its highest civilian honor. watch tonight beginning at 8:00 eastern and enjoy it this week and every weekend on c-span3. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> this week's c-span's the contender looks at the lives of 14 men who ran for the presidency and lost, but changed political history. watch the contenders this week at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. starting tonight, 1844 presidential candidate henry

atomic bombing of hiroshima, japan, through the stories of several survivors. the film features a young family in hiroshima born after the bombing trying to make sense of the tragedy during the 50th anniversary. enjoy american history tv tonight and every weekend on c-span 3. >> during the summer months reach out to your elected officials with c-span's congressional directory. it contains all the contact information you need to stay in touch with members of congress, federal agencies and state governors. order your copy online today at c-spanstore.org. >>> welcome, everyone, to the national world war ii museum. we're here in the warehouse district in downtown new orleans. here at the museum we have several different permanent exhibits and we're here today in the road to tokyo exhibit which is going to take us through the war in the pacific and asia from 1941 to 1945. we've designed this exhibit as a re-creation of the bridge of the "uss enterprise," a world war ii aircraft carrier in the u.s. navy. as you advance into the exhibit you will start out on the ship a

top is like an atomic bomb on japan devastating the city of nagasaki three days after the first attack on hiroshimapire japan's unconditional surrender on august 15, 1945 with a formal surrender ceremony taking place on september 2 aboard the uss missouri in tokyo bay ending world war ii. tv"ng up, "american history and c-span's "washington journal" our life for the next hour to examine truman's decision. up first is richard frank, --hor of downfall, the both guests will respond if viewer calls and tweets. -- to viewer calls and tweets. ♪ ♪ >> on august 6 and army air force b-29 dropped atomic bomb number two on hiroshima, japan's seventh largest city. [explosion] a stunned universe swiftly learned that man had a new weapon of shocking destructiveness. a weapon bordering on the absolute. died instantly. 70,000 persons were killed or listed as missing. 140,000 persons were injured. 43,000 were badly hurt. the city was unbelievably crushed. of 90,000 buildings, over 60,000 were demolished. the remains were described as vapor and ashes. man had torn from nature one of her innermost secrets. with his k

on august 6, 1945, the united states dropped an atomic bomb on hiroshima, japan instantly killing more than 100,000 of the roughly the hundred thousand resident. hotries and radiation what the city for decade. up next, "the spirit of hiroshima." this documentary was made to promote the 50th anniversary of the bombing and highlight the survivors. young family tries to make sense of the tragedy. ♪ the cards have been winning a lot. they have won the last three games, this time they won 12-4. >> look, we are going to the ceremony today. >> people are already there and lining up? >> this is a picture of last year's ceremony. it is amazing how even after the bomb was dropped the hiroshima dome did not collapse. ♪ > ♪ thehe night before august 6 enemy planes were constantly flying over hiroshima. around 7:30 the next morning there was a siren indicating the planes had retreated from here oshima. all the students and teachers started to go to school. at 8:05 the teachers gathered the students on the playground to start the morning. i rang the bell and students started to line up in front of t

countdown 1945 on the creation of the atomic bomb and what led president truman to use it on hiroshima, japan 75 years ago. >> he agonized over this decision. he complained of sleepless he hadwhen he was, terrible hearings which she had throughout his career whenever he was under what he considered --vy stress, and his diary and that is one of the joys of doing a book about people who are all gone. when i was in the presidential library, i got a hold of the library during this fall. this whole. bang, and he talked about the choice of using the bomb in apocalyptic terms. he kept saying this is the most terrible weapon ever and he compared it to the destruction prophesied in the bible. >> foxnews anchor chris wallace on c-span's human day. -- q and a. >>

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exploded and atomic bomb over hiroshima japan. up next, i'm 90 4:45 newsreel an events leading up to the decision to release the bomb. ♪ ♪ follow is arrival for the potsdam conference prison truman reviews. followed by secretary state burns, president truman rides down the autobahn to berlin. where the lineup for the presidential inspection. a 18th of july, president and mr. burns our guests of stalin and molotov its soviet headquarters. premier stalin and manages a request for photographs below the balcony and they go to the villa. formal sessions of the conference get underway with president truman chosen to preside over the meetings. stalin exchanges handshakes with churchill and eaten. both churchill an even hearse will be replaced. now shaking hands with the russian premier becomes -- earnest having succeeds anthony even as foreign secretary. after daily sessions for eight days, the conference recess until the election results became known. between sessions, president truman talks with generals dwight the eisenhower and omar

japan mks 75 years the u.s. dropped an atomicond on hiroshima, killing thousands and changing the nature of warfare. experience left japan's guard and fearful of the power of nuclear weapons. with an increasingly aggressive china a north korea nearby, the survivors worof the lessons he past are being forgotten. reporter: this is a right wing japanese nationalized who says it is time for his country to rdevelop its own nuclea weapons. the group he leads is one of about 1000 ultranationalist organizations in japan dedicated to scrapping the postwar pacifist constitution and alliance with the united states. >> [translated] we need to acquire new air weapons -- acquire nuclr weapons so the mb will never be dropped on our homeland again, especially now with the threat from china. ach has some 300 nuclear missiles aiming at japan, and we ve north korea. that country is like a bad man holdg a knife. reporter: on august, japan stops to remember what happened in here oshima -- in hiroshima, to mourn the tens of thousands who were incinerated, to recommit itself to the abolition of nuclear weapons. what happen

since a us air forces plane called the enola gay dropped an atomic bomb on the city of hiroshima in western japanon the city of nagasaki. between 150,000 and 220,000 people were killed. in the last hour, a ceremony in hiroshima has marked the anniversary of the atomic bombing and there has been a silent prayer at the exact time the first nuclear weapon hit the city. the coronavirus pandemic has forced a scaling back of the ceremonies to honour the victims. well, the experience 75 years ago left japan with a strong anti—nuclear movement that endures to this day. but the remaining survivors of hiroshima are worried the lessons of the 6th of august in 1945 are being forgotten. from tokyo, rupert wingfield—hayes reports. (n0 audio translation available) hirotomi igarashi is a right—wing japanese nationalist who says it's time for his country to develop its own nuclear weapons. the group he leads his one of around 1,000 ultra—nationalist organisations in japan dedicated to scrapping the post—war pacifist constitution, and the alliance with united states. translation: we need to acquire nuclear weapons

and, japan marks 75 years since the us bombing of hiroshima. we look at the lingering impact of the attack, and hear from some of the last survivors. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world — and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. in beirut, a desperate search is continuing for more than a hundred people still missing after a huge explosion devastated the port. 300,000 people have been displaced. it's thought the explosion was caused by a fire that ignited piles of ammonium nitrate stored unsafely. quentin sommerville has the latest. in a country long battered by shock, a fresh, unnatural disaster has seized lebanon. the fires burned long here at the port. the cause, a powder keg of unstable chemicals, left to rot in the very heart of beirut. the shock could be felt in cyprus, syria and israel. the 2500 tonnes of ammonium nitrate fertiliser was the equivalent of a one kilotonne blast. this was lebanon's 9/11, they say. a catastrophe that shook the entire country. a small fire

years since the american air forces plane enola gay dropped an atomic bomb on the city of hiroshima in western japanped on the city of nagasaki. somewhere between 150,000-220,000 people were killed. in the past hour, a ceremony in hiroshima has marked the anniversary of the bombing. there's been a silent prayer at the exact time the first nuclear weapon hit the city. the coronavirus pandemic has forced the scaling back of ceremonies to honour the victims. the experience 75 years ago left japan with a strong anti—nuclear movement that endures to this day. but the remaining survivors of hiroshima are worried the lessons of the sixth of august, 19a5 are being forgotten. from tokyo, rupert wingfield—hayes. (n0 audio translation available) hirotomi igarashi is a right—wing japanese nationalist who says it's time for his country to develop its own nuclear weapons. the group he leads his one of around 1,000 ultranationalist organisations in japan dedicated to scrapping the postwar pacifist constitution, and the alliance with united states. translation: we need to acquire nuclear weapons so that the bomb wi

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atomic bombing of hiroshima japan 1st atomic bomb. are going to drop i guess we're going to meet. but none of these are the bomb they called little boy a d w investigation has revealed that media companies around the world used the wrong footage for decades to portray this historic moment until recently we also made that mistake. let's go back to that mission in 1945 harold agnew a physicist who observed both the hiroshima and nagasaki missions aboard an escort plane brought his personal camera with him and the hoover institution in california where his 16 millimeter film reels are held believes they are the only film recordings of both mushroom clouds. agnew's footage of hiroshima is rarely used in t.v. reports and documentaries his shots of the 2nd bomb dropped on nagasaki are often used instead. the earliest misuse d.w. was able to find a short film produced by the us government the associated press gives the date of publication as 1905. and that is actually one was immensely more powerful than the irrational weapon exactly to turn a ball and it had far more destructive power.

dropped a second atomic tom on japan, devastating the city of nagasaki three days after the first attack on hiroshima. the japanese emperor announced japan's unconditional surrender on august 15, 1945, with a formal surrender ceremony taking place on september 2 aboard the uss missouri in took he obey, and it world war ii. american history tv and c-span's washington journal were live this morning to examine president harry truman's decision to use the new weapon and the legacy of these atomic attacks. you will hear from richard frank, author of "downfall: the end of the imperial japanese empire." it will be followed by peter k uznick, director of american universities nuclear studies institute. >> on august 6 an army air force b-29 dropped atomic bomb number two on hiroshima, japan's seventh largest city. a communications at military and industrial center of considerable importance. [explosion] a stunned universe swiftly learned that man had a new weapon of shocking destructiveness. a weapon bordering on the absolute. in the blast, thousands died instantly. 70,000 persons were killed or listed as mis

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bombing of hiroshima, japan, are gathering today to mark 75 years since the attack. the world's first atomic bombing killed an estimated 140,000 people, and contributed to the end of world war ii. the bombing on the city of nagasaki happened three days later. the ceremony commemorates the bombings , bringing out thousands of people. coronavirus fears meant this year's crowd was much smaller. >>> several bay area cities held ringing ceremonies to mark the date and exact time of the first atomic attack. one of the bigger ceremonies to remember the bombings of hiroshima was held at san francisco's japan town peace plaza. fujimoto was living with her aunt and uncle in her rush matt the time of the attack and she was only three years old. >> we did not do anything wrong, what did we do wrong? >> other ceremonies and the bay area were kept small with masks and social distancing, and others were held online. >>> bulldozers and lebanon are pushing through wreckage, reopening roads. after tuesday's big explosion at the port of beirut, 135 people were killed, and 5000 others w

. >>> we continue with the bombing of hiroshima, japan, that led to the end of world war ii. coming up a discussion about how film makers tried to document the results of the 1945 bombing before the films were confiscated for decades. you'll see portions of some of the films. then a 1945 war department film documenting the final months of the b-29 super fortress air campaign against japan. that's followed by a discussion about president truman's order of the use of the atomic bomb all part of what you'll see every weekend during american history tv here on c-span 3. >>> dozens of films documenting the aftermath of the atomic bombs dropped on hiroshima and nagasaki, japan in august of 1945, are available at the u.s. national archives in maryland. the films, shot by japanese and american crews were hidden and off limits to the public for decades after world war ii ended. up next, on reel america, historian greg mitchell, author of atomic cover-up, two u.s. soldiers, hiroshima and nagasaki, and the greatest movie never made, joins us to tell the story of these films. we begin wi

. >>> we continue now with the bombing of hiroshima, japan, that led to the end of world war ii.a 1945 universal news reel on how the atomic bomb evolved, both the science and the decision to use it. that is followed by a discussion on how president harry truman came to order the use of the atomic bomb

. ♪ >>> we continue now with the bombing of hiroshima, japan, that led to the end of world war ii. on how the acomic bomb evolved. both the science and the decision to use it. that's followed by a discussion on how president harry truman came to order the use of the atomic bomb during world war ii. part of what you'll see every weekend during american history tv here on c-span3. ♪ >>> during a series of meetings in pottstown, germany, the final doom of japan is settled by the big three and their advisers. delivering an ultimatum of unconditional surrender to the warlords, the prime minister suffers the consequences. swarms of b-29s

this weekend on the 75th anniversary of the atomic awnings of hiroshima and nagasaki, japan. p.m. real0:00 america, the 1996 film the spirit of hiroshima featuring the stories of survivors and on sunday at 4:55 p.m. eastern on oral histories, an army veteran talks about his assignment to the manhattan project and working on the nagasaki bomb. at 6:00 p.m. eastern on american artifacts, and exhibit marking the anniversary of the bombings at the american university museum. exploring the american story. "american history tv" this weekend on c-span three. white house press secretary kayleigh mcenany was joined by chief of staff mark meadows to give an update on ongoing covid-19 funding negotiations. other topics covered at the briefing included mail-in ballots and president trump's tweet from earlier this week on pushing back the presidential

>>today marks 75 years since the united states dropped the first atomic bomb above hiroshima japan of the 340,000 people who lived in that city at the time. a 140,000 were killed 10's of thousands of them, we're children a sacramento man was attending school in hiroshima at the time he shared with us what he remembers from that day that basically wiped out an entire city. >>and hundreds of thousands of lives. >>for me. i started a flash it weighs think found on the ground by food chain to do during the war. i could cover my i want a forefinger let somebody years. disruption so that we can just in case a bomb nearby you. the last in a vacuum created and poppy i was out and they're drawn. so that's what i did. and so does not happen because like if frozen. the factory windows 90% of them well. trump blasts followed of 100 pound weight, a fellow put in a new year. one '05 guys. i could not see anything but small. and dust in the area. >>again that weapon killed 70,000 people on impact and then later 10's of thousands more from burns or radiation-related illnesses the bombing followed by

detonated single atomic bomb over hiroshima, japan.one saw the mushroom cloud, it w bld be a yearore the world fully understood what had happened on the ground that day, a story told in the pages of "the new b yorker" magazijournalist john hersey. lesley m.m. blume: we know what the aftermh of nuclear warfare looks like because john hersey showed us. jeffrey:n her new book, "fallout," author sley blume explores how hersey came to write a profoundly influential work. she calls it one of the most important works of journalism ever created that has siaped neratione. lesley m.m. blume: even if people, his eventual readers, could not understand the physi that went into the nuclear bomb, they could certainly relate to the stories of six regular people. jeffrey: the bomb in hiroshima,d follows later by one destroying nagasaki, led to japan's surrender and ecstatic celebrations of a hard-earned american victory. the u.s. government justified use of these experimental weapons as necessary to end the war, but, blume writes, covered up the bombs'

we will show you a documentary examining the august 6th, 1945 atomic bombing of hiroshima, japan. ugh the stories of several survivors. we will also feature a young family of hiroshima born after the bombing. we are trying to make sense of the tragedy during the 50th anniversary. enjoy american history tv tonight and every weekend on c-span three. >> american history tv on c-span three exploring the people and events to tell the american story. every weekend. coming up this weekend, sunday march six the 75th anniversary of the atomic bombing of nagasaki, japan, three days after the bombing of hiroshima. on american history tv in washington general live at 9 am eastern, a look at the back and how the bombings ended world war ii in the aftermath and the decades ahead with richard frank author of " downfall: the end of the imperial japanese empire " and peter kusnick will take your calls, facebook questions and tweets. at 4 pm eastern on real america, the 1946 film, " effects of the atomic bombs on here she might nagasaki " and " 1000 cranes: documenting the origins of hiroshima's peo

and 75 years after hiroshima the threat of covert 19 forces japan to scale back ceremonies commemorating the victims. lebanon's government has declared a 2 week state of emergency in beirut giving the military full powers a day after a massive explosion devastated large areas of the capital at least 135 people are dead more than 5000 injured and about 300000 have been left without a home officials are blaming vast stores of highly explosive ammonium i. trait which they say were kept in unsafe conditions at the port from beirut zina holder reports. the people of this disaster stricken city are starting to assess and comprehend the extent of the damage of a blast that was far more destructive than any explosion lebanon has ever seen just before sunset on tuesday highly explosive material stored at a warehouse at beirut port caused the blast sending shock waves across the city now in ruins. almost every building has been damaged many are dead thousands are injured rescue workers worked through the night and into the morning as people and bodies were feared trapped underneath the rubble tell

japan. in august bombs were dropped on cities of hiroshima and nagasaki. the most important legacy franklin roosevelt left the world was the united nations organization. from the earliest days of world war ii fdr worked to create a post-war organization dedicated to global cooperation and peace through collective security. on january 1, 1942, he welcomed representatives of 24 allied nations to the white house to sign a declaration pledging each to defend life, liberty, independence and religious freedom and preserve human rights and justice. fdr called this wartime coalition the united nations and later led efforts to expand it into a post-war international organization. >> i'm returning from this trip that took me so far afresh and inspired with a firm belief we have made a good start on the road to a world of peace. and i am confident that the congress and the american people will accept the results of this conference as the beginnings of a permanent structure of peace upon which we can begin to build under god a better world in which our children and gr

bombing of hiroshima, japan.t was followed by a second atomic bomb dropped on nagasaki three days later. watch a special edition of american history tv and washington journal's coproduction of the hiroshima anniversary. we'll look at the strategic situation in the pacific theater leading up to the bombings. president harry truman's decision to use the new weapon and the legacy of these atomic attacks. enjoy american history tv this week and every weekend on c-span 3. >>> recently maryland governor larry hiroshi larry hogan passed off to new york governor andrew cuomo during the virtual summer meeting. up next hear their remarks on investing in the nation's infrastructure and help the u.s. recover from the coronavirus eeg pandemic. >> welcome,e,we everyone, to tho nga's first summer meeting. we look forward to the day whene we canr gather in person again. it's my honor to introduce a person i have been privileged to work with over the past year, governor larry hogan. governor hogan is the chief executive of maryla

survivors of the world's 1st atomic bomb have been marking 75 years since it was dropped on hiroshima in japan and it was a scaled back ceremony because of covert 19 about 140000 people were killed. hundreds of protested in istanbul against the government's plans to quit an international treaty on violence against women president make a party a set to decide by next week on whether to withdraw turkey from the council of europe accord which it signed in 2011. folly will keep you company from 3 g. up next slavery a 21st century evil i will see you very soon. as protests rage over police brutality and coronavirus grips the nation campaigning on the election trail has been forced to take a back seat will the presidential candidates ever hit the road and sell their brand of politics to americans before the vote follow the u.s. elections on a. 300 years the most powerful nations on earth group richer and stronger on the profits of the slave trade over 12000000 men women and children were forcibly transported from africa on slave ships like this to the colonies and plantations in north and south amer

gerry: 75 years ago this past week the united states dropped the first ever atomic bomb on hi hiroshima, japanorld has seen. many people to this day continue to criticize president truman's decision to use prevented the loss of lives of many americans who would have been casualties in the planned u.s. invasion of the islands. it also shaped american history for the next seven decades. it's impossible to overstate the importance america had in defeating nazi e germany and imperial japan whose ambitions of global domination led to the deaths of 85 million people. and yet to listen to so much of our current political discourse, you'd be forgiven for thinking it was the united states who has to atone for something. progressives tell us we need to reject almost everything about u.s. history instead of celebrating the great things this country has done; liberating the world from both fascism in that war and communism in the cold war and spreading prosperity through the global adoption of capitalism, small examples. they want us to believe america has always stood for oppression and hatred. now, of c

japan. three days after the bombing of hiroshima. and american history tv in washington journal, live at 9 am eastern, we'll look back at how the bombings ended with the world war ii. and the aftermath of the decades ahead. richard frank, author of downfall, and of imperial japanese empire and peter cousin, a professor of american of university institute. we'll take your calls, text, and facebook questions, and tweets. and 4 pm eastern on real america, the 1946 film effects of the atomic bomb on her regime and nagasaki, and 1000 trains, documenting the origins of hiroshima's peace party. then at 8 pm eastern, on the presidency, the 75th anniversary of the -- where the new president harry truman informed winston churchill of england and joseph stolen of the soviet union about the new u.s. superweapon. exploring the american story, watch american history tv. this weekend on c-span three. we up next on american -- from history bookshelf 2005, filmmaker and author stephen walker talks about his book shock wave. countdown to hiroshima. th

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