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Atomic bombing of Hiroshima

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Atomic bombing of Hiroshima

The United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima on 6 August 1945.

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Dates
6 Aug 1945
Place
Hiroshima
Wikidata
Q703203

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  1. 6 Aug 1945 Atomic bombing of Hiroshima
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  1. Manhattan Project: The Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima, August 6, 1945, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of History and Heritage Resources (OSTI OpenNet), 1999. Primary record
    Little Boy detonated 1,900 feet above the city
    At approximately 8:15 a.m. Hiroshima time the Enola Gay released "Little Boy,"
  2. Memories of You: If not for the bomb / That Day 2 Devastation, Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum (virtual museum). Primary record
    our official estimate is 140,000 (+/- 10,000) dead by the end of December 1945, when acute radiation disorders had subsided.
  3. Q. How many people died because of the atomic bombing?, City of Hiroshima. Primary record
    Roughly 50% of those within 1.2 kilometers of the hypocenter are estimated to have died that day.
  4. United States Strategic Bombing Survey, Summary Report (Pacific War), 1 July 1946, U.S. Strategic Bombing Survey, Chairman's Office, 1 Jul 1946. Primary record
    Approximately 60,000 to 70,000 people were killed, and 50,000 were injured.
  5. Counting the dead at Hiroshima and Nagasaki (Alex Wellerstein), Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. Scholarship & press
    Hiroshima Red Cross Hospital estimated 70,000 dead, and another 50,000-60,000 dead within the next two months, for a total of around 125,000 dead
    The Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers headquarters put the dead at Hiroshima at 78,000 in early 1946
  6. Manhattan Project: Japan Surrenders, August 10-15, 1945, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of History and Heritage Resources (OSTI OpenNet), 1999. Primary record
    on July 25, 1945, President Harry S. Truman gave the order to commence atomic attacks on Japan as soon as possible.
  7. Statement by the President Announcing the Use of the A-Bomb at Hiroshima, 6 August 1945, Harry S. Truman Library and Museum (Public Papers of the Presidents), 6 Aug 1945. Primary record
    The force from which the sun draws its power has been loosed against those who brought war to the Far East.
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