Tomorrow, August 6th, marks 64 years since the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan by the United States at the end of World War II. Targeted for military reasons and for its terrain (flat for easier assessment of the aftermath), Hiroshima was home to approximately 250,000 people at the time of the bombing. picked by kakana 4 months ago

The Japanese city of Hiroshima has marked the anniversary of the world's first atomic attack in 1945 by calling for the elimination of nuclear weapons over the next decade.

Representatives of more than 50 nations joined tens of thousands of people who turned out to remember the devastating bombing. The attack 64 years ago killed 140,000 people. picked by Bingo 4 months ago

About 45,000 people gathered today (6th August 2008) in Peace Memorial Park to hear Hiroshima Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba give an address. In the speech, Mayor Akiba called for the abolition of all nuclear weapons.

Full transcript of the speech in the comments picked by pocksucket 1 year ago

Hiroshima and Nagasaki: Two Cities, One Destiny
On 8:15 A.M. on August 6, 1945, the nuclear weapon "Little Boy" was dropped on the city of Hiroshima, followed seventy-six hours later on August 9 by the detonation of the "Fat Man" nuclear bomb over Nagasaki. picked by bornbad 5 months ago