Some 65 million people were dead, and the trail of destruction stretched from the Arctic Circle to Australia. Industrial age warfare had left scars on the planet that would take years to heal. While the world cheered the arrival of peace, however, real challenges lay ahead. Residents of Oak Ridge, TN, fill Jackson Square to celebrate the surrender of Japan, August 14, 1945. Image by Ed Westcott, American Museum of Science and Energy.
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