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Source: CNN

3/8/2020

History's Deadliest Air Raid Happened in Tokyo During World War II and You've Probably Never Heard of It

With a death toll as high as 100,000 people, mostly civilians, the firebombing of Tokyo on March 10th, 1945 should be a more widely-known part of World War II history.

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History's Deadliest Air Raid Happened in Tokyo During World War II and You've Probably Never Heard of It