1945
Bombing of Hiroshima
President Truman cables Stimson authorizing the bombing of Hiroshima. Argues that by dropping the bomb 100,000 American lives will be saved
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Hiroshima in United States of America. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
President Truman cables Stimson authorizing the bombing of Hiroshima. Argues that by dropping the bomb 100,000 American lives will be saved
Decides to drop the A-bomb on Hiroshima
"Little Boy" is loaded onto the Enola Gay
"Little Boy", a gun-type uranium-235 weapon, is used against the city of Hiroshima, Japan
"Little Boy", a gun-type uranium-235 weapon, is used against the city of Hiroshima, Japan
"Little Boy", a gun-type uranium-235 weapon, is used against the city of Hiroshima, Japan
Flies the "Enola Gay" which drops an atomic bomb on Hiroshima
Pilots Enola Gay during the uranium bomb attack.
A co-pilot on the Enola gay which drops the "little boy" a-bomb on Hiroshima
The United States drops an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, the first wartime use of a nuclear weapon.
Measures effects from the uranium bomb mission.
"Little Boy", a gun-type uranium-235 weapon, is used against the city of Hiroshima, Japan
"Little Boy", a gun-type uranium-235 weapon, is used against the city of Hiroshima, Japan
"Little Boy", a gun-type uranium-235 weapon, is used against the city of Hiroshima, Japan
Provenance
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