On 6 and 9 August 1945, the United States detonated two atomic bombs over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, respectively. The bombings killed between 150,000 and 246,000 people, most of whom were civilians, and they remain the …

Nov 18, 2009 · 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, immediately killing 80,000...

Aug 6, 1995 · Fifty years ago today, the first of two atomic bombs was dropped on Japan. The Hiroshima bombing and the second, three days later at Nagasaki, brought World War II to an end. Atomic weapons--like...

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. Eighty thousand people are instantly killed or grievously wounded. Over 100,000 more will die from the bomb’s effects in …

Atomic bombs were supposed to strike elsewhere. The American bomb "Little Boy" destroyed Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, killing approximately 90,000 people. Three days later, Nagasaki was attacked ...

Jun 20, 2018 · Within 20 to 30 days of Little Boy hitting Hiroshima, radiation exposure is thought to have caused the deaths of 6,000 people who survived the blast. The long-term health effects of radiation exposure still aren’t fully understood but the long-term suffering it …

Operations Order No. 35 was an order issued by the 509th Composite Group on August 5, 1945 for the atomic bombing mission on Hiroshima, Japan, during World War II. The Order was signed by Operations Officer Major James I. Hopkins, Jr. who would later fly Big Stink in the August 9, 1945 atomic bombing raid on Nagasaki, Japan , under the call ...

Jan 30, 2025 · 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. Tens of thousands were killed in the blasts and thousands more would die of radiation poisoning.

Jan 30, 2025 · The bomb destroyed 26 of the 33 modern firefighting stations in Hiroshima, killing or severely injuring three-fourths of the firefighting personnel. Of 298 registered physicians, only 30 escaped injury and were able to care for survivors.

Atomic bombs were supposed to strike elsewhere. The American bomb "Little Boy" destroyed Hiroshima on 6 August 1945. Approximately 90,000 people died at that time.