On 6 and 9 August 1945, the United States detonated two atomic bombs over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, respectively, during World War II. The aerial bombings killed …

The bombing of the Japanese city of Nagasaki with the Fat Man plutonium bomb device on August 9, 1945, caused terrible human devastation and helped end World War II.

Dec 1, 2025 · Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, during World War II, American bombing raids on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima (August 6, 1945) and Nagasaki (August 9, …

The bombing of Nagasaki was launched two days earlier than planned to avoid bad weather, leaving the Japanese government less time to assess what had happened to Hiroshima and …

Nov 18, 2009 · On August 6, 1945, during World War II (1939-45), an American B-29 bomber dropped the world’s first deployed atomic bomb over the Japanese city of Hiroshima. The …

Aug 9, 2025 · At 11 a.m., Sweeney and his crew arrived over their new target and released the bomb. It exploded with the force of 21 kilotons of TNT, destroying almost half of Nagasaki and …

Aug 6, 2025 · This is the full story of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, from the death toll to how the targets were chosen to why some argue that the bombings weren’t …

The bomb creates a blast radius one mile wide (1609.34m) . The geography of Nagasaki prevents destruction on the same scale as Hiroshima, yet nearly half the city is obliterated.

At 11:02 a.m., at an altitude of 1,650 feet, Fat Man (right) exploded over Nagasaki. The yield of the explosion was later estimated at 21 kilotons, 40 percent greater than that of the Hiroshima …

Aug 4, 2025 · Marking Hiroshima Day, here's a breakdown of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki - what led to them, how they unfolded, and why they still matter today.