(2)50th anniv. of Bikini H-bomb test held in Majuro

(2)50th anniv. of Bikini H-bomb test held in Majuro

MAJURO, Marshall Islands - Marshall islanders on March 1 march to a site in Majuro to mark the 50th anniversary of the 1954 U.S. hydrogen bomb test at Bikini Atoll in the Pacific.

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