Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki: The US dropped two atomic bombs over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6 and 9, 1945. The bombs, which are still the only instance of nuclear weapons being used in an armed war, killed between 129,000 and 226,000 people, the majority of whom were civilians. … Read more