6th August 1945: The United States drop an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, on Nagasaki 3 days later

 

The Potsdam Declaration issued on 28 July by the Allies had called for the unconditional surrender of Japan. If the government did not surrender, they were threatened with ‘the complete destruction of the Japanese armed forces and…utter devastation of the Japanese homeland’. 

Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Survivors Want Obama to Feel Their Pain

When U.S. President Barack Obama visits Hiroshima later this month, some survivors of the world’s first atomic attack hope he will officially acknowledge the devastating loss and suffering caused by America’s use of nuclear weapons on Japan at the end of World War II.

US Will Not Apologize for Japan Nuclear Bombings Within Veterans' Lifetime

On August 6, 1945, a US B-29 bomber named Enola Gay dropped a nuclear bomb that killed about 140,000 people in Hiroshima. A second bombing followed three days later, this time on the city of Nagasaki, killing 70,000 people.

Hiroshima commemorates 69th anniversary of atomic bombing.

Hiroshima, the city that suffered US atomic bombing in 1945 during the World War II, commemorated the 69th anniversary of the bombing on Wednesday at the city's Peace Memorial Park.
Addressing before survivors of the attack, their descendants, peace activists and officials, including Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and US Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy, Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui called nuclear weapons as an " absolute evil" that robbed children of loving families and dreams for the future.
"To eliminate the evil, we must transcend nationality, race, religion, and other differences, value person-to-person relationships, and build a world that allows forward-looking dialogue," the mayor said.

Kennedy to attend Hiroshima ceremony with reps of nearly 70 nations. (China will not be represented)

The city of Hiroshima said Monday U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy will attend the annual Aug. 6 ceremony commemorating the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of the city.

Representatives from 68 nations including Britain, France and Russia as well as the European Union are scheduled to attend the ceremony, which will be held at the city's Peace Memorial Park on Wednesday. China will not be represented.