Sadako Sasaki’s 1000 Cranes, Part 1

Stuff You Missed in History Class

• Episode: Sadako Sasaki’s 1000 Cranes, Part 1
• Website: Stuff You Missed in History Class
• Feed URL: http://www.howstuffworks.com/podcasts/stuff-you-missed-in-history-class.rss
• Duration: 00:37:55
• Published: 2018-02-26 21:56

At the end of World War II, the United States used atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. A young girl named Sadako Sasaki eventually developed A-bomb disease as a result of her exposure, and the origami crane became a symbol of her story. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com