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Days of Peace and Remembrance: Ringing the International Friendship Bell in Oak Ridge, Tennessee on August 6, 2024

August 2, 2024 · Source: National Park Service

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Manhattan Project National Historical Park in Oak Ridge, Tennessee is inviting the public to ring the International Friendship Bell at A.K. Bissell Park 79 times at dawn (6:49 am EDT) Tuesday, August 6th to commemorate the number of years since the atomic bombing of Hiroshima.

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