RICHLAND, Wash.-Aug. 6 marks 79 years since the U.S. dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, followed by the bombing of Nagasaki three days later on Aug. 9.
The Manhattan Project National Historic Park is observing the 79th anniversary of the bombings with a one-hour Lights for Peace program on August 9 at 8 p.m. at the Fingernail Stage in Howard Amon Park in Richland.
“We are offering this Lights for Peace experience to mark the atomic bombings of Japan and to recognize the historical trauma of these events,” said Hanford Unit Site Manager Becky Burghart.
The Lights for Peace program will feature music from the Mid-Columbia Mastersingers, a guest speaker, and an opportunity to ring a peace bell.
The public will also have an opportunity to walk a path lit with luminarias that feature messages of peace written by community members, according to a press release on the event.
“Lights for Peace aims to provide an opportunity to remember and reflect on these world-changing events that happened 79 years ago,” said Burghart.
