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Atomic Bombing over Hiroshima
On August 6, 1945, during World War II (1939-1945), the first atomic bomb was dropped on the city of Hiroshima, a military center, by the United States Army Air Forces. According to U.S. estimates, 60,000 to 70,000 people were killed or missing as a result of the bomb and many more were made homeless. (In 1940, the population of Hiroshima was 343,698.)
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The Bomb Called “Little Boy” (H1.47m)
Though the bomb was long and thin in shape, it grew shorter over the course of the project. Hence, the final bomb was called “Little Boy ”.
Many more later died of injuries and the effects of radiation. Casualties ered nearly 130,000. Survivors are still dying of leukemia, pernicious anemia and other diseases induced by radiation.
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