| Hiroshima, Before and after |
Today in history an American bomber, a Silverplate B-29 Superfortress dropped the first atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima flattening and eventually snuffing out about 166,000 lives.
The bombing took place during the final stages of World War II in August 1945 on the 6th. The bomb within the first two to four months had the effect of killing 90,000 to 166,000 people, those that did not die on the first day of the bombing died from the effects of burns, radiation sickness, and other injuries compounded by illness.Most of the dead were civilians.

