Hearing Hiroshima (Rebroadcast)
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The Battle of Hiroshima
The atomic bomb, code named Little Boy, exploded 1700 feet overhead at 815 on August 6, 1945. Estimates say that in a sprawling city of three or four hundred thousand, about one-third, roughly a hundred thousand died. Even within Japan, people hear Hiroshima and their only image is the atomic bomb. Having the A-bomb drop on you is a much of an image for a city.
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