Hoping to finally end World War II, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, on August 6, 1945.
The war was over but the ongoing fear of nuclear destruction had begun..
Thousands more would die from radiation sickness in the months to come.
Within seconds of the blasts, more than 120,000 men, women and children died.
The result was total devastation. dropped another massive bomb on Nagasaki, Japan.
Three days later, the U.
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Hoping to finally end World War II, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, on August 6, 1945