6 août 1945 - Dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki August 6, 1945
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On 6 August 1945, at 08:15, the first ever atomic bomb was dropped on the centre of Hiroshima. 'Little Boy' was a gun-type atomic bomb. It used a simple design by firing one piece of uranium 235 into another, triggering a powerful explosion with about 15 kilotons of force. Then three days later, the bomb nicknamed 'Fat Man' was dropped on Nagasaki, Japan.Ajouté au bande de temps:
Date:
6 août 1945
Maintenaint
~ Il y a 79 ans