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On this day… August 20, 1643 ‘Founding Mother’ Anne Hutchinson killed by Siwanoy Indians

Banished from the fledgling town of Boston on charges of heresy in 1637 and later killed by an avenging band of Siwanoy warriors, Anne Hutchinson’s miserable demise suggested little inspiration…

On this day…Aug. 6, 1945: Codename ‘Little Boy’ Atomic destruction of Hiroshima sets in motion 75

When the 9,000-pound atomic warhead known as “Little Boy” detonated over the Japanese city of Hiroshima Aug. 6, 1945, an estimated 60,000 people lost their lives immediately. In the years following, many thousands more withered and died from radiation exposure. (Photos)