The unbelievable story of Tsutomu Yamaguchi, who survived both Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings in 1945

On August 6, 1945, Tsutomu Yamaguchi was preparing to leave Hiroshima when the first atomic bomb fell on the city. Just as he was getting ready, the skyline changed in an instant as the United States dropped its first atomic bomb, named ‘Little Boy’. He survived the blast. Three days later, he was in Nagasaki, where he once again escaped the wrath of the bomb. Here is his story

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