Hiroshima
Hiroshima is the Japanese city on which the first atomic bomb used in warfare was dropped. It lies on islands formed by a river delta on the shore of the Inland Sea, in western Honshu.
Hiroshima was originally a fishing village, but it developed dramatically between 1600 and 1868 as a castle town of the Asano family. By the late 1600's, it had become one of Japan's largest cities. It served as a seat of local government, and as a trade center and a port of internal navigation. Its prosperity and population increased in the late 1800's and early 1900's with its industrial growth. By World War II (1939-1945), Hiroshima was an important military center.
During World War II, on Aug. 6, 1945, a United States Army plane dropped a single atomic bomb on the center of the city at 2:45 am. Three days later, the Allies dropped a second atomic bomb on the city of Nagasaki. Japan surrendered to the Allied forces on Sept. 2, 1945. The atomic bomb destroyed about 5 square miles (13 square kilometers) of the city. Between 70,000 and 100,000 people are estimated to have been killed by the bomb. Other people died later from the effects of atomic radiation.
Hiroshima was originally a fishing village, but it developed dramatically between 1600 and 1868 as a castle town of the Asano family. By the late 1600's, it had become one of Japan's largest cities. It served as a seat of local government, and as a trade center and a port of internal navigation. Its prosperity and population increased in the late 1800's and early 1900's with its industrial growth. By World War II (1939-1945), Hiroshima was an important military center.
During World War II, on Aug. 6, 1945, a United States Army plane dropped a single atomic bomb on the center of the city at 2:45 am. Three days later, the Allies dropped a second atomic bomb on the city of Nagasaki. Japan surrendered to the Allied forces on Sept. 2, 1945. The atomic bomb destroyed about 5 square miles (13 square kilometers) of the city. Between 70,000 and 100,000 people are estimated to have been killed by the bomb. Other people died later from the effects of atomic radiation.