WASHINGTON (AP) — Wednesday is the 60th anniversary of the day President Lyndon Johnson made his way to the U.S. Capitol and, with Martin Luther King Jr. standing behind him, signed the Voting Rights Act into law.

As Japan marks 80 years since the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the country's postwar identity is shifting.

The mayor of Hiroshima called out nuclear-armed nations Wednesday as Japan marked the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing of his city.

As they fly wing-to-wing over a vital spot in the development of the atomic bomb, a native of Japan and a former U.S. military officer hope their friendship outshines the horror of the blasts that took place 80 years ago.