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Godzilla was birthed from the devastation in Japan after the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings. Here’s how a real fishing-boat disaster inspired the fictional monster. Nukes

Godzilla was birthed from the devastation in Japan after the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings. Here’s how a real fishing-boat disaster inspired the fictional monster.

Following is a transcript of the video. This is the last picture taken of Daigo Fukury Maru, or the Lucky Dragon No. 5, a Japanese tuna-fishing boat in 1954. Shortly after this picture was taken, it would carry a crew of 23 men and set sail to the Marshall …
bubmag
June 3, 2019
Godzilla was birthed from the devastation in Japan after the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings. Here’s how a real fishing-boat disaster inspired the fictional monster. Hiroshima

Godzilla was birthed from the devastation in Japan after the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings. Here’s how a real fishing-boat disaster inspired the fictional monster.

Godzilla has long reigned as the king of all big-monster movie franchises for more than 60 years. But many people don’t know that Godzilla was inspired by a tragic fishing-boat accident that shook the nation of Japan. To the Japanese people, who were heavil…
bubmag
June 3, 2019
Tiananmen Square Anniversary: China’s Censorship of Massacre Ensures ‘Immunity’ Against Revolutions, State Media Says China's Strategy

Tiananmen Square Anniversary: China’s Censorship of Massacre Ensures ‘Immunity’ Against Revolutions, State Media Says

A state-backed Chinese newspaper has gone on the offensive over the country's historical censorship of the Tiananmen Square protests, as the event's 30th anniversary looms. On June 4, 1989, Chinese troops were sent to crush pro-democracy student protests in …
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June 3, 2019