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4 unusual facts about Little boy


Anthony Glavin

Anthony was haunted by the fact that his birth-date, 7 August 1945 (a Bank Holiday in Ireland), was just one day after Little Boy was dropped on Hiroshima; that his coming into the world coincided with an event that abruptly altered the world's "historical velocity."

John Hasbrouck Van Vleck

The committee's important contribution (originating with Rose) was a reduction in the size of the firing gun for the Little Boy atomic bomb, a concept which eliminated additional design-weight and sped up production of the bomb for its eventual release over Hiroshima.

Little boy

Little Boy, the codename of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima

Original Child Bomb

Original Child Bomb begins with a recreation of the dropping of Little Boy from the perspective of Hiroshima's residents.


LGM-118 Peacekeeper

With live warheads, each would have the explosive power of twenty-five Hiroshima-sized (Little Boy) nuclear weapons


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Child of the Moon

Aurora wakes up and tells Mary Margaret and Emma (Jennifer Morrison) that she met a little boy who said that his name is Henry.

Gimme Dat Ding

Written by Albert Hammond and Mike Hazlewood, "Gimme Dat Ding" was one track from their musical sequence "Oliver in the Overworld" which formed part of the British children's show Little Big Time hosted by Freddie and the Dreamers; this narrated a surreal story of a little boy seeking the parts to mend his Grandfather Clock.

Heaven Is for Real

Heaven is for Real: A Little Boy's Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back is a 2010 New York Times best-selling Christian book written by Todd Burpo and Lynn Vincent.

Hennesey

Prior to being cast as Opie Taylor on The Andy Griffith Show, child actor Ron Howard played "Walker", a little boy temporarily left in Hennesey's care in the 1959 episode "The Baby Sitter".

Hey Little Boy

"Hey Little Boy" is a rock song by Australian band Divinyls, released as the second single from their 1988 album Temperamental.

It's Christmas Time Again

Entertainment Weekly also gave the song a positive review, noting that the song has a catchy tune, a little "boy band hook," and a five-part harmony.

Jason Spevack

He can also be seen in Sunshine Cleaning as Oscar Lorkowski, a little boy that gets expelled from school, Dino Dan as Dan Henderson, the main character that likes dinosaurs, and Ramona and Beezus as Howie Kemp, Ramona's best friend.

Laurie Gough

Gough is married, has a little boy, and lives in both Guelph, Ontario, and Wakefield, Quebec.

Love Is Better Than Ever

John Handley as Johnny - Little boy dancer who plays the "grape"

Mondialement vôtre

Dalida sang "Confidences sur la fréquence" with a little boy called "Antoine" who was a Radio presenter at the time.

Mother Ludlam's Cave

From Waverley we went to Moore Park, once the seat of Sir William Temple, and, when I was a very little boy, the seat of a lady or a Mrs Temple.

Nancy Drew: Ransom of the Seven Ships

Bess Marvin - Bess is a little boy crazy, but she's great with people and is able to persuade them to do anything!

Norman Carr

He also helped establish the Rhino Trust in the 1970s (now under the WWF), helped return two lion cubs (Big Boy & Little Boy) to the wild, and provided wildlife education to local children in the South Luangwa Valley.

Propala Hramota

As Vasyl arrived with his friend near their village, Dykanka, they met a little boy who asked them to let him go to see the cossack, Vasyl who had supposedly returned from having seen the empress.

Ricky May

In 1966 Ricky released another single for RCA (Bluebird Records) called "This Little Boy's Gone Rockin' "/"Spanish Harlem".

Rio's World Cup Wind-Ups

Wayne Rooney: Rooney is visiting a dogs' home with his wife Colleen when a little boy's dog dies.

Steven Anthony Lawrence

He also appeared in the music video Father of Mine by Everclear as the little boy whose father walks out on his family.

The Boy and the Pirates

The story line, that of a little boy and girl trapped on the pirate ship of Blackbeard, ranges from comical at times to downright gruesome.

The Gants

In 2000, Sundazed Records released Roadrunner! The Best of The Gants, with liner notes by Mike Stax; their single "Little Boy Sad" was included on Oxford American magazine's Southern Sampler music CD.

The Ugly Little Boy

In 1977, "The Ugly Little Boy" was made into a 26-minute telefilm in Canada, directed by and starring Barry Morse.

They Cut Off The Little Boy's Hair

They Cut Off The Little Boy's Hair is the English language version of Vladimír Mišík amd Etc..