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· 1hMarking 80 years since U.S. dropped atomic bomb on Hiroshima
On August 6, 1945, the U.S. dropped the first atomic weapon of war on the Japanese city of Hiroshima, killing tens of thousands of people. 80 years later, NBC News’ Janis Mackey Frayer traveled to Hiroshima to visit the city’s Peace Memorial Park and to speak with survivors about the lasting impact.
· 1hFactbox-The Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Following are some facts about the bombing of the Japanese city of Hiroshima and a second attack on Nagasaki three days later -- the only times nuclear weapons have been used in war. Japan surrendered on Aug. 15, 1945, ending its role in World War Two.
The Hiroshima bomb is the most devastating to have been used in real combat. But today’s nuclear weapons are far, far more ...
Eighty years ago this week, the U.S. dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan on Aug. 6, 1945. Three days later, another ...
On August 6, 1945, a 10-foot-long uranium bomb called "Little Boy" was dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima.
In the wake of the blast, these eerie shadows were left etched into surfaces across the city—almost like a photo negative of ...
Hiroshima called Wednesday for young people to take on the challenge of ridding the world of nuclear weapons and urged ...
Hiroshima students have spent weeks visualising the stories of survivors from the atomic bomb and turning them into art.
Toshiko Tanaka, now 86, kept silent about her trauma for 65 years. Today, she travels the world to campaign against nuclear ...
Nagata vividly remembers the account of his grandfather surviving the Kure attacks, only to nearly die of hunger and fatigue ...
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