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August 6 in History

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August 6, 1945

The Morning Hiroshima Went Dark

The atomic bombing of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945

At 8:15 on August 6, 1945, a weapon no city had ever seen turned a clear morning into fire, pressure, and black rain. This episode follows the chain from wartime fear and secret science to the decision over Hiroshima—and the human consequences that outlasted the mushroom cloud.

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