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The atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Following are some facts about the bombing of the Japanese city of Hiroshima and a second attack on Nagasaki three days later -- the only times nuclear weapons have been used in war. Japan surrendered on Aug. 15, 1945, ending its role in World War Two.
80th anniversary: A look at the memorials in Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Eighty years ago this week, the U.S. dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan on Aug. 6, 1945. Three days later, another fell on the city of Nagasaki. Between 120,000 and 220,000 people died in the blasts or from burns, other wounds and radiation exposure over the next few months.
Eighty years after Hiroshima and Nagasaki, ageing survivors are urging the world to remember what was lost – and to imagine a ...
August 6, 1945 marked the beginning of the end of World War II when the United States dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese ...
The Doomsday Clock moves closer to midnight as analysts debate nuclear deterrence effectiveness amid rising tensions with ...
On 1945, Tsutomu Yamaguchi was preparing to leave Hiroshima when the first atomic bomb fell on the city. Just as he was ...
Today marks 80 years since the US dropped the first atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. More than 140,000 people ...
NAGASAKI, Japan • Eighty years ago, on Aug. 6, 1945, as the Enola Gay winged its way back to the Pacific Island of Tinian, ...
As Japan marks the 80th anniversary of the atomic bomb attacks, a new generation of storytellers is stepping up to preserve ...
Eighty years ago two of the world's deadliest weapons were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, bringing near-total destruction. But a Catholic monastery built in Na ...
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