Hiroshima Peace Memorial: Quick Facts

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Hiroshima Peace Memorial

Atomic Bomb Dome

Barack Obama and Shinzo Abe shake hands in front of floral wreaths.

Infographic explaining the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, including a map of Japan, details about the Little Boy bomb, casualty statistics, symptoms of radiation injury, and information on Hiroshima's rebuilding and peace memorials. Key figures show about 140,000 deaths by year's end, symptoms such as hair loss and internal bleeding, and the city's postwar transformation into a peace symbol.

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