First Script of the Enola Gay Exhibit Completed
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PrintThe first script for the "Enola Gay" exhibition is completed. It is entitled "The Crossroads: The End of World War II, the Atomic Bomb, and the Origins of the Cold War." The script contains five sections: "A Fight to the Finish" which shows the last year of World War II; "The Decision to Drop the Bomb" raises question of the need to uses nuclear weapons against Japan; "The Worlds's First Atomic Strike Force" is on the experience of the bomber pilots; "Cities at War" describes ground zero; and "The Legacy of Hiroshima and Nagasaki" describes the beginning of the arms race and the Cold War.
Chronology of Smithsonian History
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
January 14, 1994
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