The dramatic difference in time zones between DC and Japan mean that some aspects of the atomic bombing timeline are more compressed than the raw dates make clear. On August 8, 1945, in Washington DC (then on Eastern War Time = EWT = UTC-4), three huge things happened:
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I don't remember whether I posted this here. There is a restaurant in Richland WA with the August 9 1945 issue of The Oregonian behind glass. I also took pictures of some articles in higher resolution.pic.twitter.com/p9yQXt8P62
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Thank you. The time line is helpful
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Alex, what time EWT did Bockscar take off from Tinian?
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