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aug 6, 1945 - First Atomic bomb dropped

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At 8.15 on the morning of 6th August 1945, the Japanese city of Hiroshima was devastated by the first atomic bomb to be used as a weapon of war. The bomb, nicknamed `Little Boy', was dropped from the USAAF B29 bomber `Enola Gay' and exploded some 1,800 feet above the city.

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aug 6, 1945
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~ 79 years ago