January 2011
24 Hours After Hiroshima
At 8:15 AM on the morning of August 6th, 1945 the first atomic bomb used in wartime was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan by executive order of President Harry S. Truman. Codenamed, “Little Boy” the bomb detonated at 1,900 feet over the city. Those nearest the blast were killed instantly, their bodies vaporized. Nine out of 10 people within half a mile of ground zero were killed and...
