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White House Prepares to Host Korea for their Second State Visit
White House Prepares to Host Korea for their Second State Visit

The First Family of the Republic of Korea will visit the United States, as the President looks forward to hosting his second State Dinner on Wednesday.

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Truman and the Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki: Intelligence and its Role in the Decision-Making Process
Truman and the Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki: Intelligence and its Role in the Decision-Making Process

Whether it was “right” or “wrong” of President Truman to drop the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki is highly debated and has been debated since August 6th and 9th, 1945. The attacks were brutal and had long lasting effects on the Japanese, but President Truman maintained until the day he died that he had regrets about the decision.

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