Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima | Enquirer historic front pages from August 7

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Take a look back at history through the front pages of The Cincinnati Enquirer. Every day we look at 10 pages that show the local, national and international headlines.

Today’s pages cover news reported in The Enquirer on August 7 in years ranging from 1927 to 2009. Headlines included the U.S. dropping the atom bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, in 1945, the death of Pope Paul VI in 1978 and aviator Charles Lindberg landing the Spirit of St. Louis at Cincinnati’s Lunken Airport in 1927.

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Aug. 7, 1927

07 Aug 1927, Sun The Cincinnati Enquirer (Cincinnati, Ohio) Newspapers.com

Aug. 7, 1945

07 Aug 1945, Tue The Cincinnati Enquirer (Cincinnati, Ohio) Newspapers.com

Aug. 7, 1950

07 Aug 1950, Mon The Cincinnati Enquirer (Cincinnati, Ohio) Newspapers.com

Aug. 7, 1960

07 Aug 1960, Sun The Cincinnati Enquirer (Cincinnati, Ohio) Newspapers.com

Aug. 7, 1965

07 Aug 1965, Sat The Cincinnati Enquirer (Cincinnati, Ohio) Newspapers.com

Aug. 7, 1974

07 Aug 1974, Wed The Cincinnati Enquirer (Cincinnati, Ohio) Newspapers.com

Aug. 7, 1978

07 Aug 1978, Mon The Cincinnati Enquirer (Cincinnati, Ohio) Newspapers.com

Aug. 7, 1986

07 Aug 1986, Thu The Cincinnati Enquirer (Cincinnati, Ohio) Newspapers.com

Aug. 7, 1990

07 Aug 1990, Tue The Cincinnati Enquirer (Cincinnati, Ohio) Newspapers.com

Aug. 7, 2009

07 Aug 2009, Fri The Cincinnati Enquirer (Cincinnati, Ohio) Newspapers.com

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