Hiroshima Bombed: Atomic Warfare Changes Everything
The Enola Gay dropped Little Boy over Hiroshima at 8:15 a.m., detonating 1,900 feet above the city and instantly killing roughly 30% of its population while leveling four square miles of urban area. This single strike forced Japan's surrender within days, ending World War II but inaugurating an era where human survival hinged on nuclear deterrence rather than conventional armies.
August 6, 1945
81 years ago
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