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English: Mission map for the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, August 6 and August 9, 1945. Scale is not consistent due to curvature of Earth. Scale is not consistent due to curvature of Earth. Angles and locations are approximate.
Hiroshima was proclaimed a City of Peace by the Japanese parliament in 1949, at the initiative of its mayor, Shinzo Hamai (1905–1968). [citation needed] As a result, the city of Hiroshima received more international attention as a desirable location for holding international conferences on peace as well as social issues.
On the morning of August 6, 1945, the Little Boy atomic bomb was detonated at an altitude of 1,968 ± 50 feet (600 ± 15 m) over the city of Hiroshima, near the Hiroshima Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall. Among its other effects, it subjected the ground area to extremely high radiant temperatures for several seconds (higher than 1800 °C ...
On August 6, 2018, the 73rd anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima, residents will pause to remember the day in 1945 that changed the course of history.
David E. Dix says survivor's talk during trip to Japan helps renew fears from ongoing worldwide threats.
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