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Delta flights to be first at Atlanta’s new international terminal

May 16, 2012 Todd DeFeo

A Delta Air Lines flight to Japan’s Tokyo-Narita International Airport will be the first flight to depart from the new Maynard H. Jackson Jr. International Terminal when it officially opens for business tomorrow afternoon at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.

Remembering Pearl Harbor in Hawaii or closer to home

December 7, 2011 The Travel Trolley

It was a typical Sunday morning in Hawaii. But just before 8 a.m. 70 years ago, the serene morning quickly turned hellish.

A five-minute guide to Japan

October 2, 2011 The Travel Trolley

Japan is a wonderful country to visit, but limiting what attractions to see over the course of a week can be a bit challenging.

Hiroshima marks anniversary of bombing

August 6, 2011 The Travel Trolley

Sixty-six years ago today, the world ushered in the Nuclear age when the Enola Gay dropped Little Boy over Hiroshima.

Remember Pearl Harbor at Marietta National Cemetery

December 7, 2010 Todd DeFeo

It was a typical Sunday morning in Hawaii. But just before 8 a.m. 69 years ago, the serene morning quickly turned hellish.

Hiroshima recollections (Part III)

August 7, 2010 The Travel Trolley

For students of history and travelers looking to see and understand what happened here, to Japan and to the whole world on that day, there are several memorials located in Peace Memorial Park in the center of the city near the bomb’s hypocenter and dedicated to the bombing – including the Peace Flame.

Hiroshima observes atomic bombing anniversary

August 6, 2010 The Travel Trolley

Hiroshima today observed the 65th anniversary of the city’s atomic bombing during the closing days of World War II. “On this, the 65th anniversary of the atomic bombing, as we offer to the souls of the A-bomb victims our heartfelt condolences, we hereby declare that we cannot force the most patiently enduring people in the world, the hibakusha (survivors of the bombing), to be patient any longer,” Hiroshima Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba said in his peace

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