Nagasaki bombing victim; the fate of the boy is unknown
A Nagasaki victim receiving medical treatment in late August 1945 – photo by Eiichi Matsumoto
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Hiroshima, 67 Years Ago Today
A Japanese soldier walks through a leveled area in Hiroshima, Japan in September of 1945, one month after the detonation of a nuclear bomb above the city
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On Monday, August 6, 1945, at 8:15 AM, the USA dropped an atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima, killing between 90,000 and 160,000 men, women and children, half of those on the day itself.
Here are some links to previous posts about Hiroshima: 1, 2, 3, 4.
Iconic Images of Human Rights Violations (78): Hiroshima, Four Months After
Hiroshima, Four Months After, photo by Alfred Eisenstaedt, 1945
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More on Hiroshima. More iconic images of human rights violations.
