In photos: Japan marks 75th anniversary of Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings
Tuesday, August 11, 2020 - 14:40
in Earth & Climate
Ceremonies marking the 75th anniversaries of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings were held in Japan. An American B-29 Superfortress dropped the first bomb, killing about 75,000 people during World War II on August 6, 1945 in Hiroshima. Three days later, a second atomic bomb was dropped in Nagasaki, killing 8,500 people.