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Lucky Dragon #5 and the Birth of Japanese Sci-Fi (Online)

7:00pm–8:30pm
Adults
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Library Branch: Carol Stream Public Library
Room: Zoom (Adult and Teen programs)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Entertainment
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Event Details:

On March 1st, 1954 the Japanese fishing boat Lucky Dragon #5 (Daigo Fukuryū Maru) crew and catch was exposed to radioactive fallout from the Castle Bravo nuclear test at the nearby Bikini Atoll.  Afterwards several crew members developed radi