Remember and never forget
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Monday, August 6h 1945 has changed the world. At
8:15 AM (JST), the first A-Bomb was dropped from the one of the B-29 bombers that flew over Hiroshima on that day.
It generated an enormous amount of energy in terms of air pressure and heat. In addition, it generated a significant amount of radiation (Gamma ray and neutrons) that subsequently caused devastating human injuries.
The people who saw this bomb often say "We saw another sun in the sky when it exploded." The heat and the light generated by the A-Bomb were far stronger than bombs which they had seen before. When the heat wave reached ground level it burnt all before it including people.
The strong wind generated by the bomb destroyed most of the houses and buildings within a 1.5 miles radius. When the wind reached the mountains, it was reflected and again hit the people in the city center. The wind generated this weapon caused the most serious damage to the city and people.
The radiation generated by the bomb caused long-term problems to those affected. Many people died within the first few months and many more in subsequent years because of radiation exposure. Some people had genetic problems which sometimes resulted in having malformed babies or being unable to have children.
It is believed that more than 140,000 people died by the end of the year. They were citizens including students, soldiers and Koreans who worked in factories within the city. The total number of people who have died due to the bomb is estimated to be 200,000.
Source source of the text: www.csi.ad.jp/ABOMB/ source pictures: photo gallery of
www.lclark.edu/~history/HIROSHIMA/ (by HIROMI TSUCHIDA) There you'll also find the info about the clock, the nail and monocular...and other things.
www.csi.ad.jp/ABOMB/ picture of The Peace Bell
www.aktivepolitik.de/hiroshima.htm ...there you can find the info about place and time of taking the picture in upper left corner
