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Sunday, April 12, 2026

Collection of facts about the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

This post is a collection of facts about the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki (1945). There are 10 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

• Hiroshima bombed on August 6th, 1945 (Little Boy)
• Nagasaki bombed on August 9th, 1945 (Fat Man)
• Total deaths: 150,000 to 246,000 (half in the first day)
• 90% of deaths were civilians
• Preceded by air raids on 64 Japanese cities
• Allies considered invading mainland Japan
• Germany surrendered on May 8th, 1945
• Allies demanded Japanese surrender in Potsdam Declaration on July 26th, 1945
• Japan surrendered on August 15th, 1945
• Resulted in the end of World War II