Topic: 75th-anniversary

UN Assembly, with very few assembled, marks 75th year

UN Assembly, with very few assembled, marks 75th year

Rick Gladstone, The New York Times
Updated as of Sep 22 11:33 AM

With nods to its founding from the ashes of World War II, the United Nations officially celebrated the organization’s 75th year Monday in a somber and largely virtual event streamed on the internet because of the coronavirus pandemic.   Read more »

Nagasaki marks 75th anniversary of U.S. atomic bombing

Nagasaki marks 75th anniversary of U.S. atomic bombing

Ayano Shimizu, Kyodo News
Updated as of Aug 09 12:16 PM

The mayor of Nagasaki on Sunday pushed the Japanese government to take more action toward realizing a world free of nuclear weapons, amid a global retreat of leadership on the issue, at a memorial ceremony on the 75th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the city. Read more »

A prayer for Hiroshima victims and survivors

A prayer for Hiroshima victims and survivors

Eugene Hoshiko, AP
Posted at Aug 05 04:51 PM

A woman prays before a memorial service for Korean atomic bomb victims in front of the Monument to Korean Victims and Survivors at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, Japan, on Wednesday.  Read more »

Russia’s Victory Day celebration

Russia’s Victory Day celebration

Alexander Zemlianichenko Jr, AP Photo
Posted at Jun 25 11:11 AM

Fireworks explode over the Moscow's University during the celebration of the 75th anniversary of the Nazi defeat in World War II in Moscow, Russia, on Wednesday. Read more »

Commemorating the Battle for Manila

Commemorating the Battle for Manila

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 03 09:56 PM

Color guards march with the flag of the Philippines and Manila as the city commemorates the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Manila and its eventual liberation from Japanese forces during World War II. Read more »

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