Friends mark Hiroshima Day

'The event will honour the seventy-eighth anniversary since the first atomic bombs were dropped.'

by Rebecca Hardy 4th August 2023

Quakers are marking Hiroshima Day this weekend, with open days and public events across the country. The event will honour the seventy-eighth anniversary since the first atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima – and Nagasaki three days later – leaving more than 200,000 dead.