- Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki - Wikipedia
On 6 and 9 August 1945, the United States detonated two atomic bombs over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, respectively, during World War II The aerial bombings killed 150,000 to 246,000 people, most of whom were civilians, and remain the only uses of nuclear weapons in an armed conflict
- Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki - Causes, Impact Deaths
On August 6, 1945, during World War II (1939-45), an American B-29 bomber dropped the world’s first deployed atomic bomb over the Japanese city of Hiroshima The explosion immediately killed an
- Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki | Date, Significance . . .
Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, during World War II, American bombing raids on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima (August 6, 1945) and Nagasaki (August 9, 1945) that marked the first use of atomic weapons in war
- Hiroshima Travel Guide - What to do in Hiroshima City
Hiroshima (広島) is the principal city of the Chugoku Region and home to over a million inhabitants When the first atomic bomb was dropped over Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, the city became known worldwide for this unenviable distinction
- Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki - 1945 - Nuclear Museum
On August 6, 1945, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima The bomb was known as “Little Boy”, a uranium gun-type bomb that exploded with about thirteen kilotons of force At the time of the bombing, Hiroshima was home to 280,000-290,000 civilians as well as 43,000 soldiers
- The Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The blast wave travels at 984 miles per hour (1583 59 kph) in all directions, demolishing over two-thirds of Hiroshima’s buildings in a massive, expanding firestorm
- The Atomic Bombings of Japan - The National WWII Museum
On the morning of August 6, 1945, the American B-29 bomber Enola Gay dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima But the Japanese military showed no signs of surrender
- Hiroshima for Global Peace | Hiroshima Prefectural Office
This site, presented by Hiroshima Prefecture and the Hiroshima Organization for Global Peace (HOPe), shares information about initiatives and educational programs for a world without nuclear weapons
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