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'Lucky' Yamaguchi, the man who survived both the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombs, dies aged 93
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| January 6, 2010
| Wil Longbottom
Posted on 01/06/2010 8:59:27 PM PST by bogusname
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To: Cheburashka
You are correct. The Soviet Union declared war on Japan about 5 minutes before midnight on August 8 and launched first offensive operations at 2 minutes after midnight on August 9. So there was less than ten minutes between the declaration of war and the opening of hostilities.
The Japanese gave us more warning (by several hours) on Pearl Harbor.
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01/07/2010 8:06:43 AM PST
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Vigilanteman
(Obama: Fake black man. Fake Messiah. Fake American. How many fakes can you fit in one Zer0?)
To: AdmSmith; Berosus; bigheadfred; Convert from ECUSA; dervish; Ernest_at_the_Beach; Fred Nerks; ...
Thanks bogusname.
Note: this topic is from January 6, 2010.
Of course, he almost starved for years afterward, because no one wanted to risk getting too close to him.
Feng Shui ping. Wait a second... isn't that the guy who runs China?
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01/29/2010 5:53:21 PM PST
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SunkenCiv
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To: Vigilanteman
Yep...it’s interesting to look at participants of the Potsdam Conference (which included the Soviets) and the Potsdam Declaration/Ultimatum which was issued to Japan. The Soviets did not sign on to the ultimatum whose only signatories were the US, Great Britain and Chiang Kai Shek’s China.
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01/29/2010 6:04:32 PM PST
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Joe 6-pack
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