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Historic Events
Hiroshima Atomic Bombing
Hiroshima, Japan · 6 Aug 1945
The first use of an atomic weapon in war. A B-29 named Enola Gay dropped the uranium-235 gun-type device Little Boy, which detonated above the city and ushered in the nuclear age.
Key specifications
Date
6 AUG 1945 · 08:15
Yield
~15 kt TNT
Altitude
580 m
Weapon
Little Boy (U-235)
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