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The Bombing Of Hiroshima During World War II

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The Bombing of Hiroshima During World War II on August 6, 1945, The American bomber plane Enola Gay Dropped the first atomic bomb call the “little boy” on Hiroshima hoping to end the war and to try to stop the future use of nuclear bombs. The explosion killed 70,000 to 80,00 people. They chose Hiroshima because it was a real military target. There were factories and other facilities there. The atomic bomb killed an estimated 70,000 to 80,000 people. The war ended with the unconditional surrender of Japan on August 15.1945. The american bomber pilot Paul W. Tibbets Jr. flew the Enola gray on the day of the bombing. Out of the crew only the pilot, co-pilot and Navy Lieutenant who armed the bomb in flight knew of the bomb aboard. When they
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