Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima

6 August 1945

Hiroshima, Japan

The United States used an atomic bomb against Hiroshima, killing tens of thousands immediately and many more through injury and radiation.

Overview

The United States used an atomic bomb against Hiroshima, killing tens of thousands immediately and many more through injury and radiation. Its causes, participants and consequences connect this record to the wider Second World War guide, where the event is placed in chronology rather than treated as an isolated date.