aug 6, 1945 - The atomic bomb nicknamed "Little Boy" was dropped by "Enola Gay" in Hiroshima, Japan.
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The Enola Gay, a B-29 Superfortress bomber based on the Pacific island of Tinian, and commanded by Colonel Paul Tibbets, drops a 15 kiloton atomic bomb nicknamed Little Boy over the Japanese city of Hiroshima. Approximately 130,000 people died in the explosion and the immediate after-effects of the attack.Added to timeline:
Date:
aug 6, 1945
Now
~ 80 years ago