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When the U.S. Air Force Accidentally Dropped an Atomic Bomb on South Carolina

GREAT AMERICAN SCANDALS

On March 11, 1958, the Gregg family was going about their business when a malfunction in a B-47 flying overhead caused the atomic bomb on board to drop on to their S.C. backyard.

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