EPISODE · Feb 11, 2022 · 8 MIN

Bombing Hiroshima

from History Talk, the history podcast from Origins: Current Events in Historical Perspective · host Origins OSU

The atomic age began between heartbeats at 8:15 am on August 6, 1945 when the Japanese city of Hiroshima was leveled by an atomic bomb. Three days later, the United States dropped a second bomb on Nagasaki, marking the first time humanity broke atoms in anger. Written by Craig Nelson. Narration by Dr. Nicholas B. Breyfogle. A textual version of this video is available at https://origins.osu.edu/milestones/august-2015-hiroshima.

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