aug 6, 1945 - Hiroshima is bombed
Description:
On August 6, 1945, during World War II, the United States dropped the world’s first depoyed atomic bomb over the Japanese city of Hiroshima from a B-29 bomber plane. The explosion immediately killed an estimated 80,000 people and tens of thousands more would later die of radiation exposure. This marked a significant turning point in the war and had profound global implications.Added to timeline:
Date:
aug 6, 1945
Now
~ 79 years ago