Bombing Of Hiroshima, Nagasaki To Be Remembered In Ocean City

OCEAN CITY, NJ — Amnesty International South Jersey will commemorate the 73rd anniversary of the Hiroshima — Nagasaki bombing with an event in Ocean City next week.

It takes place on Monday, Aug. 6, 7 p.m., 73 years to the day after the American bomber Enola Gay dropped a five-ton bomb over the Japanese city of Hiroshima in 1945.

Three days later, another bomb was dropped on the city of Nagasaki. Some estimates put the number of dead at up to 300,000. These two events have a lasting impact, and serve as the only time a nation has used nuclear weapons against another country.

Health researcher Joseph Mangano and Shiho Burke, the daughter of survivors, will make presentations during the Amnesty International event at the Bayside Center. The Bayside Center is located at 5th and Bay in Ocean City.

A 93-year old Navy man who arrived right after the bomb was dropped will be invited to attend and tell his story. The event is open to the public. For more information, call 609 442 2407 or email shanleyg2001@yahoo.com.