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Bookmark or Share- The Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, August 1945The United States bombings of the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6 and August 9, 1945, were the first instances of atomic bombs used against humans, killing tens of thousands of people, obliterating the cities, and contributing to the end of World War II.
- Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki - 1945 - Nuclear MuseumOn 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.
- Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki - HISTORYOn 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...
- The Most Fearsome Sight: The Atomic Bombing of HiroshimaOn the morning of August 6, 1945, the American B-29 bomber Enola Gay dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima.
- The Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki - ThoughtCoOn August 6, 1945, this atomic bomb, known as " Little Boy," flattened the city, killing at least 70,000 people that day and tens of thousands more from radiation poisoning. While Japan was still trying to comprehend this devastation, the United States dropped another atomic bomb.
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