On the morning of August 6, 1945 the United States Army Air Forces dropped the nuclear weapon "Little Boy" on the city of Hiroshima, followed three days later [noon, August 9] by the detonation of the "Fat Man" bomb over Nagasaki, Japan. More from Wikipedia: Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
- Other links:
- Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum
- A Photo-Essay on the Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
- Chronology on Decision to Bomb Hiroshima and Nagasaki
- Asia Society Special Report, August 03, 2000: The 55th Anniversary of the Bombing of Japan
- The Decision to Drop the Atomic Bomb Documents from the Truman Presidential Museum & Library
- The Atomic Bomb and the End of World War II: A Collection of Primary Sources from the National Security Archive
- Hiroshima: Harry Truman on Trial, from History News Network
- Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki compilation at Answers.com
- Harvey Wasserman: Nagasaki, Orphan of History
Every year since, there have been annual commemorative events on August 6 and August 9. Some organizations organizing events this year, nationally and locally:
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