atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

1945 use of nuclear weapons against Japan in World War II

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• Freebase entry^@
• Diplomatic History “A Very Pleasant Way to Die”: Radiation Effects and the Decision to Use the Atomic Bomb against Japan*^@
• Strategic Analysis of the Institute for Defence Studies and Analysis Atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki^@

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1945-08-06T00:00:00Z

airstrike

1945-08-09T00:00:00Z

airstrike

1637-12-29T00:00:00Z

Battle of Hondo Castle

1946-05-13T00:00:00Z

Nagasaki police station attack incident

1572-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sanjō nana-ki gomori

1638-01-22T00:00:00Z

Siege of Hara Castle

1638-01-02T00:00:00Z

Siege of Tomioka Castle

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Agnew Leaflet

Assembly Area For Dead

B29 leaflet

Buildings Destroyed By Blast

Buildings Destroyed By Blast and Fire

Cenotaph, Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, Japan

First leaflet which was dropped on Japanese cities in conjunction with the Atomic Bomb

HD.4F.022 (10409770054)

Hiroshima.Bombing-Operations.Order No.35-5-Aug-1945

Japanese clock melted by WWII nuclear bomb - Flickr - maebmij

Minor Blast Damage

Nihonnogenbakubungaku

Origami cranes at Hiroshima Peace Memorial

Ralph Austin Bard signature

The atomic bomb explosion over Nagasaki 1945

Wide Road Acting As Fire Break

原爆-001

原爆-002

• Atomic Bomb.webm (Wikimedia)
• General Effects of Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.ogv (Wikimedia)

Type	Description	Date	Keywords	Notes	Source
link	Freebase entry@				Wikidata
link	Diplomatic History “A Very Pleasant Way to Die”: Radiation Effects and the Decision to Use the Atomic Bomb against Japan*@				Wikidata
link	Strategic Analysis of the Institute for Defence Studies and Analysis Atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki@				Wikidata
incident	airstrike	1945			Wikidata
incident	airstrike	1945			Wikidata
conflict	Battle of Hondo Castle	1637	battle		Wikidata
conflict	Nagasaki police station attack incident	1946	raid		Wikidata
conflict	Sanjō nana-ki gomori	1572	battle		Wikidata
conflict	Siege of Hara Castle	1638	siege		Wikidata
conflict	Siege of Tomioka Castle	1638	siege		Wikidata
image	Agnew Leaflet	2011			Wikimedia
image	Assembly Area For Dead				Wikimedia
image	B29 leaflet	2009			Wikimedia
image	Buildings Destroyed By Blast				Wikimedia
image	Buildings Destroyed By Blast and Fire				Wikimedia
image	Cenotaph, Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, Japan	2005			Wikimedia
image	First leaflet which was dropped on Japanese cities in conjunction with the Atomic Bomb	1945			Wikimedia
image	HD.4F.022 (10409770054)	1945			Wikimedia
image	Hiroshima.Bombing-Operations.Order No.35-5-Aug-1945	1945			Wikimedia
image	Japanese clock melted by WWII nuclear bomb - Flickr - maebmij	2005			Wikimedia
image	Minor Blast Damage				Wikimedia
image	Nihonnogenbakubungaku	2012			Wikimedia
image	Origami cranes at Hiroshima Peace Memorial	2005			Wikimedia
image	Ralph Austin Bard signature	1945			Wikimedia
image	The atomic bomb explosion over Nagasaki 1945				Wikimedia
image	Wide Road Acting As Fire Break				Wikimedia
image	原爆-001				Wikimedia
image	原爆-002				Wikimedia
video	Atomic Bomb.webm	2011			Wikimedia
video	General Effects of Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.ogv	1947			Wikimedia