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1903 – Population: 151,727. [11] 1905 Nagasaki Station opens. Nagasaki Higher Commercial School founded. [12] Population: 163,324. [1] 1915 – Nagasaki Electric Tramway begins operating. 1923 – Nagasaki Medical College established. [12] 1925 – Population: 189,071. [13] 1945 August 9: Atomic bombing of Nagasaki by US forces. [14]
Near the end of World War II, the American atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki made Nagasaki the second city in the world to experience a nuclear attack. The city was rebuilt. [3] As of February 1, 2024, Nagasaki has an estimated population of 392,281 [1] and a population density of 966 people per km 2.
The population of Hiroshima had reached a peak of over 381,000 earlier in the war but prior to the atomic bombing, the population had steadily decreased because of a systematic evacuation ordered by the Japanese government. At the time of the attack, the population was approximately 340,000–350,000. [121]
nagasakipeace.jp. The Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum (長崎原爆資料館, Nagasaki Genbaku Shiryōkan) is in the city of Nagasaki, Japan. The museum is a remembrance to the atomic bombing of Nagasaki by the United States on 9 August 1945 at 11:02:35 am. Next to the museum is the Nagasaki National Peace Memorial Hall for the Atomic Bomb Victims ...
Nagasaki marked the 79th anniversary of its atomic bombing at the end of World War II at a ceremony Friday eclipsed by the absence of the American ambassador and other Western envoys in response ...
The boy standing by the crematory (1945). This is the original version of the photo, which was flipped horizontally in O'Donnell's reproduction. [1]The Boy Standing by the Crematory (alternatively The Standing Boy of Nagasaki) is a historic photograph taken in Nagasaki, Japan, in October of 1945, shortly after the atomic bombing of that city on August 9, 1945.
This photo was taken only eight days before the atomic bombing of the city itself. The photo was developed on November 26, 1945 and the writing on the back reads: "East toward Nagasaki". The date of the photo is from the mission, cataloged as on August 1st, 1945 in a mission log.