Mar 20, 2018 · These haunting photos capture Hiroshima before and after the August 1945 bombing that destroyed the city and introduced atomic weapons to the world. In an instant, 80,000 died, while generations after would carry the scars of the world's first atomic bombing.

Jul 28, 2020 · The images of Hiroshima and Nagasaki below illustrate that power: what Japan’s Emperor Hirohito called in his statement of surrender “a new and most cruel bomb.”

Aug 9, 2017 · 24 Disturbing Pictures From The Aftermath Of Nuclear Warfare. In August 1945, the United States detonated atomic bombs over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, killing a combined 129,000 people and bringing WWII to an end. Warning: graphic images.

This collection of photographs shows the damage to Hiroshima after the atomic bomb. On August 6, 1945, an American B-29 bomber named the Enola Gay, left the island of Tinian for Hiroshima, Japan. This mission was piloted by Col. Paul Tibbets.

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Aug 4, 2020 · Seventy-five years ago, the United States dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The devastation led to Japan's unconditional surrender and brought an end to World...

May 21, 2023 · Hiroshima: In 1945, the American military detonated an atomic bomb over this Japanese city, killing thousands of people instantly. Today, visitors can pay their respects at Hiroshima's Peace...

Nov 3, 2014 · Here, LIFE.com presents pictures from both cities taken in the weeks and months following the bombings—bombings that killed a combined 120,000 people outright, and tens of …

On 6 August 1945, the US dropped an atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima in Japan that killed some 140,000 people.

Aerial photographs of the city of Hiroshima before (April 13, 1945) and after (August 11, 1945) the bombing. The photographs are courtesy the United States Strategic Bombing Survey (via the National Archives). Scroll down to see each image separately.