'The United States detonated two nuclear weapons over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6 and 9, 1945, respectively, with the consent of the United Kingdom, as required by the Quebec Agreement [held August 1943 in Canada].
The two bombings killed between 129,000 and 226,000 people, most of whom were civilians, and remain the only use of nuclear weapons in armed conflict.' (Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Wikipedia, accessed August 10, 2019.)
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| Atomic bomb 'mushroom' clouds over Hiroshima (left) and Nagasaki (right) |
The annual Ottawa event has been announced with different titles. The most recent iteration beginning in 2022 is: 'Hiroshima & Nagasaki Peace Memorial Lantern Ceremony'. The Japanese term is: Tōrō nagashi.
This is a chronological list of my photo stories documenting the annual memorials held in Ottawa, Canada, since 2009.
- 2009 Aug 2 — Hiroshima and Nagasaki Remembrance, August 2009 (Message to the Hiroshima Day in Castlegar, BC, August 6, 2009)
- 2010 — Missed
- 2011 Aug 6 — Blog: Memorial of 1945 Nuclear Bombing of Japan (3 photos)
- 2012 Aug 17 — Remembering Hiroshima and Nagasaki (1 comment)
- 2013 Aug 9 — May the Third Atomic Bomb Never Come (2 photos)
- 2014 Aug 6 — 69th Anniversary of Atomic Bombings Cries for “Peace!”
- 2015 Aug 9 — Blog: Hijacking Hiroshima and Nagasaki (video animation 'Nuclear Explosions Since 1945', 2 comments translated from Russian)
- 2016 Aug 6 — Blog: No More Hiroshimas, No More Wars! (chart of the build-up of NATO bases, 4 comments)
- 2017 Aug 9 — Hiroshima and Nagasaki Remembered — What are we waiting for? (60 photos, 2 comments)
- 2018 Aug 10 — Dene People and the Atomic Bomb (3 photos, 3 comments)
- 2019 Aug 10 — 74th Anniversary of Hiroshima A-bomb Mass Murder: A gathering in Ottawa, Canada, of concerned people, August 6, 2019 (76 photos, 2 comments)
- 2020 Aug 10 — Blog: Tragedy of Hiroshima and Nagasaki (2 photos, map)
- 2021 Aug 6 — Hiroshima Day Commemoration (64 photos)
- 2022 Aug 13 — Ottawa Commemorates 77th year of Hiroshima Catastrophe (73 photos, 2 comments)
- 2023 Aug 9 — Blog: Nagasaki Commemoration Ottawa (62 photos, 2 comments)
- 2024 Aug 9 — Blog: Nuclear Bombs Used 79 Years Ago (46 photos)
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