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Archive Home > 2008 > August > 06 > U.S. drops atomic bomb during WWII

U.S. drops atomic bomb during WWII

By The Associated Press / The Bulletin
August 6, 2008

Today is Wednesday, Aug. 6, the 219th day of 2008. There are 147 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History

On Aug. 6, 1945, during World War II, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, resulting in an estimated 140,000 deaths in the first use of a....

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