
Preview | Hiroshima 80th Anniversary
Preview: 8/4/2025 | 15sVideo has Closed Captions
We explore NC’s ties to the atomic bomb detonation in Hiroshima, Japan, 80 years later.
On the 80th anniversary of the atomic bomb detonation in Hiroshima, Japan, we revisit the people who made the flight over the Pacific Ocean and their ties to North Carolina.
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Focus On is a local public television program presented by PBS NC

Preview | Hiroshima 80th Anniversary
Preview: 8/4/2025 | 15sVideo has Closed Captions
On the 80th anniversary of the atomic bomb detonation in Hiroshima, Japan, we revisit the people who made the flight over the Pacific Ocean and their ties to North Carolina.
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipI knew it was something special.
It took about three months I realized it was something real special.
But not, I had no idea as far as it being an atomic bomb.
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