Hiroshima Bombing

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August 6 is a date to rember. On that date in 1945, an American B-29 bomber droped an atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima, Japan. More than 65,000 people were killed in the explosion, which destroyed 4 square mile of the city. within a week of the bomming, the japanese government surrendered and World War II came too an end. Many places now hold special memorial ceremony's on the anniversary of the august 6 bombing?

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August 6 is a date to remember. On that date in 1945, an American B-29 bomber dropped an atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima, Japan. More than 65,000 people were killed in the explosion, which destroyed 4 square miles of the city. Within a week of the bombing, the Japanese government surrendered and World War II came to an end. Many places now hold special memorial ceremonies on the anniversary of the August 6 bombing.

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