THE BOMBING OF HIROSHIMA

The Bombing Of Hiroshima took place on August 6, 1945. A United States Air Force B-29 aircraft, called the "Enola Gay", dropped the "Little Boy" atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. It was U.S. President Harry S. Truman, who made the decision for the atomic Bombing Of Hiroshima. Trumen believed that a Bombing Of Hiroshima would bring a quick resolution of the war. Hiroshima was chosen for the bombing due to its large size and being an important army depot. It had also been reported that Hiroshima was the only targeted city without a prisoner of war camp.

It is believed that at the time of the Bombing Of Hiroshima the population was approximately 255,000. It was the first atomic bomb ever used in war. It ended up killing between 130,000 to 150,000 people. It is hard to get an accurite figure on the death toll from the Bombing Of Hiroshima due to several factors such as politics and poor record keeping. Many people died years after the Bombing Of Hiroshima due to radiation exposure.

The bomb leveled Hiroshima to the ground. It exploded with the force of 12,000 tons of TNT on Hiroshima. The heat from the explosion exceeded 50 million degrees Fahrenheit at the center of the fireball.

For decades after the bombing, historians, survivors, and politicians have debated the atomic bombing of Hiroshima.

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