US EditionOn This Day, Aug. 6: U.S. drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima
HIROSHIMA, JAPAN, AUG 6 – The bomb "Little Boy" killed over 140,000 people and pressured Japan to surrender, ending World War II after years of conflict and refusal to capitulate.
- On Aug. 6, 1945, the U.S. B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, resulting in an estimated 140,000 deaths.
- Driven by plans to end World War II, the US approved the Hiroshima strike, with mission planners at Wendover Army Air Corps base concealing details under tight secrecy.
- Between 70,000 and 80,000 people died instantly in Hiroshima, and about 210,000 residents, including forced Korean laborers, had died by the end of 1945, with survivors facing radiation-linked health issues.
- After Emperor Hirohito declared surrender on August 15, Japan signed the official surrender documents on September 2, 1945, ending World War II.
- This year, Hiroshima Day marks the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing, amid concerns that nine nuclear-armed nations' tensions revive fears of nuclear conflict.
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KERNELS OF WISDOM: A little boy who did a lot of damage
There are many significant dates in world history, but surely two of the most significant ones occurred 80 years ago in August of 1945. The dates I refer to are August 6, 1945 and August 9, 1945. It was on those dates that atomic bombs were dropped on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
The sky dawned clear over Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. The city, an important military and industrial center of Japan, was preparing for another day in the middle of World War II. No one imagined that, in a matter of seconds, its fate would change forever. A B-29 bomber, baptized Enola Gay, flew over the sky. On board, an atomic bomb, under the name of Little Boy, awaited its release.Hiroshima 80 years later: the world remembers nuclear horror a…
On August 6 and 9, 1945, the first atomic bombs were dropped over Nagasaki and Hiroshima – hundreds of thousands of dead and almost as many injured are the result. Oppenheimer gets scruples.
Deseret News archives: Bomb dropped on Hiroshima in 1945 as WWII wound to tragic close
Today in history: After developing mission at Enola Gary hangar at Wendover Air Field, U.S. dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima, Nagasaki. Looking back at those eventful days. Read more. This date in history.
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