6 août 1945 - Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima (1945)
Description:
-B-29 bomber drops atomic bomb over Hiroshima-Killed 800,000 Japanese instantly, and later killed tens of thousands from radiation exposure
-Estimated that invading Japan would cause more death than dropping a nudlear bomb
-1940: began funding of atomic weapons after concern of Nazi Germany building atomic weapons (The Manhattan Project)
-Japanese refused to surrender after defeat of Germany
-Still refused to surrender after bombing of Hiroshima
-Only surrendered after bombing of Nagasaki
Ajouté au bande de temps:
Date:
6 août 1945
Maintenaint
~ Il y a 80 ans