Ceremony in Easthampton marks 80 years since Hiroshima bombing, community urges action

From Hiroshima to Hope: Marking 80 years since the atomic bombings

Hundreds gathered at Seattle’s Green Lake Wednesday evening to honor the more than 200,000 victims of the United States’ atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagaski 80 years ago.

Ceremony in Easthampton marks 80 years since Hiroshima bombing, community urges action

EASTHAMPTON, Mass. (WWLP) - It has been 80 years since the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and western Massachusetts residents marked that dark time in U.S. history with a ceremony calling for peace. Crowds gather for Chicopee’s National Night Out celebration Community members gathered in Easthampton for the solemn commemoration on Wednesday. The August 6th and 9th bombings back in 1945 killed between 129,000 and 226,000 people,…