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TIL that the US considered dropping an atomic bomb on Kyoto. However, Secretary of War Henry Stimson had vacationed there and admired the city. So, he convinced President Truman to choose another targ (media.kbin.social)

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago

I checked the logs, it seems that @minnieo found a bug in the way she added her post ;) I'll fix it today, thanks.