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Watch melted in Hiroshima atomic bomb blast sells for over $31,000

Headline from Fox26 Houston

The watch’s hands are still set at 8:15 a.m. which is the moment the atomic bomb was detonated in Hiroshima, Japan, on August 6, 1945.

Fox26 Houston's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

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21 articles, oldest first.

  1. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Watch melted during atomic blast over Hiroshima sells for more than $31,000 (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    A watch melted during the Aug. 6, 1945, bombing of Hiroshima, Japan, has sold for more than $31,000 at auction.

  2. Fox News

    Watch melted in Hiroshima blast sells for over $30K at auction (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    A brass-tone watch melted during the 1945 bombing of Hiroshima, Japan, was sold Thursday for $31,113, Boston-based RR Auction reported.

  3. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Watch melted in Hiroshima atomic blast sells for $31,113 (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    Honolulu Star-Advertiser's feed description

    The watch is frozen in time at the moment of the detonation of an atomic bomb over the Japanese city — 8:15 a.m. — during the closing days of World War ll.

  4. Fox26 Houston

    Watch melted in Hiroshima atomic bomb blast sells for over $31,000 (opens Fox26 Houston)

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    Fox26 Houston's feed description

    The watch’s hands are still set at 8:15 a.m. which is the moment the atomic bomb was detonated in Hiroshima, Japan, on August 6, 1945.

  5. Boston

    A watch that melted during the atomic blast over Hiroshima, Japan, sells for more than $31,000 (opens Boston)

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    Boston's feed description

    The watch is frozen in time at the moment of the detonation of an atomic bomb over the Japanese city — 8:15 a.m.

  6. WMUR

    Watch melted during atomic blast over Hiroshima sells at auction (opens WMUR)

    Published

    WMUR's feed description

    A watch melted during the Aug. 6, 1945, bombing of Hiroshima, Japan, sold at auction Thursday for more than $31,000.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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