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Seconds from Disaster - S06E08
On August 9, 1945, the United States of America, during the final stages of World War II in 1945 bombed the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki causing a huge death toll.
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Seconds from Disaster - Season 6
Seconds from Disaster - S06E05
Seconds from Disaster - S06E05
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Seconds from Disaster - S06E04
Seconds from Disaster - S06E04
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Seconds from Disaster - S06E03
Seconds from Disaster - S06E03
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Seconds from Disaster - S06E02
Seconds from Disaster - S06E02
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On August 9, 1945, the United States of America, during the final stages of World War II in 1945 bombed the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki causing a huge death toll.