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The impact of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima
Hear Encyclopædia Britannica editor Michael Ray talk about the atomic bombing of...
Hiroshima: The devastating effects of the atomic bomb
Learn more about the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan, by the United States during...
Water offerings for Hiroshima bombing victims: A ritual of remembrance
A Japanese woman remembering the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and paying tribute to...
Watch U.S. B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay decimate Hiroshima with a nuclear bomb in the Pacific War
The B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay took off from the Mariana Islands on August...
Images
Hiroshima, Japan: Peace Memorial Park
Cenotaph in Peace Memorial Park, with the Atomic Bomb Dome visible through the arch,...
Bob Glaze—Artstreet
Hiroshima, Japan: map
Hiroshima, western Japan, designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1996.
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Discover the facts about the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan, during World War II
Infographic with relevant facts about the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan.
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc./Kenny Chmielewski
Discover more about the first atomic bombs
The first atomic bomb was detonated on July 16, 1945, in New Mexico as part of the...
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Hiroshima, Japan: August 1945
Aftermath of the atomic blast at Hiroshima, Japan, August 1945.
© Archive Photos/Popperfoto
Hiroshima, Japan, after the atomic bomb strike
Aftermath of the atomic bomb strike at Hiroshima, Japan, November 17, 1945.
U.S. Department of Energy
Mazda Motor Corporation headquarters
Headquarters building for Mazda Motor Corporation, Hiroshima, Japan.
Taisyo
Hiroshima, Japan: Atomic Bomb Dome
Atomic Bomb Dome, Hiroshima, Japan, designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1996.
© Corbis
Hiroshima, Japan: Children's Peace Memorial
Some of the colorful paper cranes left at the Children's Peace Memorial in Hiroshima,...
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Atomic Bomb Dome
Atomic Bomb Dome in Peace Memorial Park, Hiroshima, Japan.
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
World War II: total destruction of Hiroshima, Japan
Total destruction of Hiroshima, Japan, following the dropping of the first atomic...
U.S. Air Force photo
Atomic bombing of Hiroshima
A gigantic mushroom cloud rising above Hiroshima, Japan, on August 6, 1945, after...
U.S. Air Force photograph
Podcasts
On This Day: August 6
Kurt Heintz of of Encyclopædia Britannica remembers the day the United States dropped...
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