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The Hiroshima Bomb |
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| The first atomic bomb, which was made of uranium and was nicknamed “Little Boy,” was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan, on August 6, 1945 by the American B-29 bomber Enola Gay. It killed 70,000 people instantly. Another 130,000 people later died from wounds or radiation sickness. | ||||||
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