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Date	August 6, 1945
Location	Hiroshima • Japan

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Aerial view of a large mushroom cloud rising high above Hiroshima, Japan, following the atomic bombing on August 6, 1945.

Infographic titled The First Atomic Bombs, showing key facts about the first atomic bomb test in New Mexico and the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan during World War II. Includes diagrams of bomb mechanisms, a map of Japan with target cities, and illustrations of the Little Boy and Fat Man bombs, along with details on deployment, explosive yield, and estimated casualties.

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.

The impact of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima

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