Today in History
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Today in History |
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August 6, 1945 |
On August 6, 1945, the crew of the American B-29 bomber Enola Gay dropped an atomic bomb in the Japanese city of Hiroshima. An estimated 80,000 people died either immediately or shortly thereafter. By year's end, that toll reached closer to 140,000 people. 70% of the city's buildings were completely destroyed. The attack on Hiroshima is largely regarded as the deciding factor in Japan's surrender and the ending of World War II.
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