August 6, 1835 -- Anti-bank riots began in Baltimore, Maryland. (From the daily Bleed)
Hiroshima explosion (l) and Nagasaki explosion (r) |
Aftermath of Hiroshima bombing |
August 6, 1945
– The B-29 Enola Gay dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, immediately
killing 140,000 children, women and male civilians. Tens of thousands
more died in subsequent decades from radiation-induced illnesses.
Nagasaki got the same two days later. (From the Daily Bleed)
Hiroshima victim with severe burns |
Bye Honey, off to another day at the office |
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