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Commemoration of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima in 1945 on 6 August

Aug 6, 2026

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  • RECORD DATE NOT STATED Photograph of the Enola Gay plane Photograph of the Enola Gay plane, a Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber, which was used to drop the first atomic bomb on Japan. Dated 20th Century Editorial use only. All other uses to be cleared with the copyright owner (World History Archive), in advance., WHA_097_0378.jpg, Enola Gay; Boeing B-29 Superfortress; bomber; atomic bomb; Japan; World War II; military aircraft; historical; warplane; Hiroshima; Nagasaki; 1940s; United States Air Force; nuclear weapon; history; aviation; military history; American history; Enola Gay plane; Hiroshima bombing; Nagasaki bombing; atomic bombing; 20th century; wartime; aircraft; military technology; strategic bombing; Pearl Harbor; Pacific theater; Copyright: xWorldxHistoryxArchivex
  • RECORD DATE NOT STATED Colonel Paul Tibbets, pilot of the B-29 Enola Gay Colonel Paul Tibbets, pilot of the B-29 Enola Gay. Charged with dropping the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, 6th August 1945. Editorial use only. All other uses to be cleared with the copyright owner (World History Archive), in advance., WHA_078_0596.jpg, Colonel Paul Tibbets; B-29 Enola Gay; atomic bomb; Hiroshima; pilot; World War II; 1945; military; history; aircraft; United States Air Force; Enola Gay; bombing; war; pilot portrait; American history; aviation; military pilot; nuclear bomb; Hiroshima bombing; 20th century; military aircraft; USAAF; atomic warfare; nuclear warfare; Hiroshima attack; military commander; American pilot; historical figure; war hero. Copyright: xWorldxHistoryxArchivex
  • RECORD DATE NOT STATED World War II, after the explosion of the atom bomb in August 1945Hiroshima World War II, Human shadow on bank steps, in Hiroshima after the explosion of the atom bomb in August 1945 Hiroshima, Japan Editorial use only. All other uses to be cleared with the copyright owner (World History Archive), in advance., WHA_059_0768.jpg, World War II; Hiroshima; atomic bomb; explosion; Hiroshima bombing; Hiroshima aftermath; Hiroshima shadow; human shadow; bank steps; Hiroshima steps; Hiroshima stairs; Hiroshima destruction; Hiroshima tragedy; Hiroshima history; Hiroshima memorial; Hiroshima museum; Hiroshima landmark; Hiroshima city; Hiroshima Japan; Hiroshima architecture; Hiroshima historical site; Hiroshima tourism; Hiroshim Copyright: xWorldxHistoryxArchive ARPLx
  • RECORD DATE NOT STATED World War II, after the explosion of the atom bomb in August 1945Hiroshima World War II, after the explosion of the atom bomb in August 1945 Hiroshima, Japan Editorial use only. All other uses to be cleared with the copyright owner (World History Archive), in advance., WHA_059_0766.jpg, World War II; atomic bomb; explosion; Hiroshima; Japan; August 1945; devastation; destruction; aftermath; nuclear warfare; mushroom cloud; atomic explosion; war; tragedy; historical event; atomic bomb aftermath; Hiroshima bombing; nuclear bomb; WWII; atomic destruction; Hiroshima devastation; atomic bomb explosion; Hiroshima tragedy; WWII history; Hiroshima aftermath; nuclear devastation; WWII Japan; atomic bomb Hiroshima; WWII atomic Copyright: xWorldxHistoryxArchive ARPLx
  • RECORD DATE NOT STATED World War II, after the explosion of the atom bomb in August 1945Hiroshima World War II, firestorms after the explosion of the atom bomb in August 1945 Hiroshima, Japan Editorial use only. All other uses to be cleared with the copyright owner (World History Archive), in advance., WHA_059_0765.jpg, World War II; firestorms; explosion; atom bomb; August 1945; Hiroshima; Japan; devastation; destruction; aftermath; nuclear warfare; mushroom cloud; atomic bomb; war; tragedy; bombing; city; ruins; fire; destruction; atomic explosion; wartime; historical; disaster; devastation; Hiroshima bombing; atomic warfare; nuclear bomb; WWII; Hiroshima aftermath. Copyright: xWorldxHistoryxArchive ARPLx
  • RECORD DATE NOT STATED World War II, after the explosion of the atom bomb in August 1945Hiroshima World War II, after the explosion of the atom bomb in August 1945 Hiroshima, Japan Editorial use only. All other uses to be cleared with the copyright owner (World History Archive), in advance., WHA_059_0764.jpg, World War II; atomic bomb; explosion; Hiroshima; Japan; August 1945; devastation; destruction; aftermath; nuclear warfare; mushroom cloud; atomic explosion; war; tragedy; historical event; atomic bomb aftermath; Hiroshima bombing; nuclear bomb; WWII; atomic destruction; Hiroshima devastation; wartime; atomic bomb explosion; Hiroshima tragedy; Japan history; nuclear devastation; WWII history; Hiroshima aftermath; atomic bomb aftermath. Copyright: xWorldxHistoryxArchive ARPLx
  • RECORD DATE NOT STATED World War II, after the explosion of the atom bomb in August 1945Hiroshima World War II, after the explosion of the atom bomb in August 1945 Hiroshima, Japan Editorial use only. All other uses to be cleared with the copyright owner (World History Archive), in advance., WHA_059_0763.jpg, World War II; atomic bomb; explosion; Hiroshima; Japan; August 1945; devastation; destruction; aftermath; nuclear warfare; mushroom cloud; atomic explosion; war; tragedy; historical event; atomic bomb aftermath; Hiroshima bombing; nuclear bomb; World War II history; Hiroshima destruction; atomic bomb impact; Hiroshima tragedy; Hiroshima devastation; Hiroshima aftermath; Hiroshima nuclear bomb; Hiroshima explosion; Hiroshima history; Hi Copyright: xWorldxHistoryxArchive ARPLx
  • RECORD DATE NOT STATED Colonel Paul Tibbets waving from the Enola Gay s cockpit. Colonel Paul Tibbets waving from the Enola Gay s cockpit. The Boeing B-29 on 6 August 1945, during the final stages of World War II, became the first aircraft to drop an atomic bomb. The bomb, code-named Little Boy , was targeted at the city of Hiroshima, Japan Editorial use only. All other uses to be cleared with the copyright owner (World History Archive), in advance., WHA_059_0758.jpg, Colonel Paul Tibbets; Enola Gay; Boeing B-29; atomic bomb; Little Boy; Hiroshima; World War II; cockpit; waving; 6 August 1945; aircraft; history; military; pilot; war; bombing; Japan; United States; nuclear weapon; historic; iconic; moment; victory; destruction; mission; ann Copyright: xWorldxHistoryxArchive ARPLx
  • RECORD DATE NOT STATED Photograph of Hiroshima An aerial photograph of Hiroshima, Japan, shortly after the Little Boy atomic bomb was dropped. Dated 1945 Editorial use only. All other uses to be cleared with the copyright owner (World History Archive), in advance., WHA_047_0547.jpg, Hiroshima; Japan; aerial photograph; Little Boy atomic bomb; 1945; destruction; aftermath; World War II; atomic bombing; devastation; cityscape; ruins; war; history; tragedy; bombing; destruction; nuclear attack; Hiroshima bombing; historical; wartime; destruction; devastation; atomic bomb aftermath; aerial view; Japan history; Hiroshima city; wartime destruction; nuclear devastation; Hiroshima ruins. Copyright: xWorldxHistoryxArchivex
  • RECORD DATE NOT STATED Atomic bomb at Hiroshima World War II - Atomic bomb, Hiroshima August 1945. The atomic bombings of the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan were conducted by the United States during the final stages of World War II in 11945. The two events are the only use of nuclear weapons in war to date. Editorial use only. All other uses to be cleared with the copyright owner (World History Archive), in advance., WHA_037_0571.jpg, World War II; Atomic bomb; Hiroshima; August 1945; United States; Japan; nuclear weapons; bombings; Hiroshima and Nagasaki; World War II history; atomic bomb explosion; nuclear warfare; devastation; destruction; war crimes; historical event; military history; nuclear attack; mushroom cloud; radiati Copyright: xx
  • RECORD DATE NOT STATED ICRC photograph depicting survivors of the explosion of the atomic bomb at Hiroshima in 1945 suffering the effects of radiation. Survivors of the explosion of the Atom bomb at Hiroshima 1945 suffering the effects of radiation. ICRC photograph. Editorial use only. All other uses to be cleared with the copyright owner (World History Archive), in advance., WHA_006_0276.jpg, Hiroshima; Atom bomb; Explosion; Survivors; Radiation; Effects; ICRC; Photograph; 1945; Japan; War; World War II; Victims; Health; Suffering; Tragedy; Nuclear; Disaster; History; Humanitarian; Aid; Relief; Damage; Destruction; Pain; Trauma; Recovery; Resilience; Surviving; Impact; Devastation. Copyright: xx
  • RECORD DATE NOT STATED USAF photograph of Hiroshima after the atomic bomb in August 1945. Hiroshima after the dropping of the atom bomb in August 1945. USAF photograph. Editorial use only. All other uses to be cleared with the copyright owner (World History Archive), in advance., WHA_006_0224.jpg, Hiroshima; atom bomb; USAF; photograph; August 1945; bombing; destruction; aftermath; World War II; nuclear warfare; devastation; Japan; military; United States; historical; war; tragedy; bombing raid; mushroom cloud; Enola Gay; Little Boy; Hiroshima Peace Memorial; atomic bomb explosion; Hiroshima city; bombing campaign; Pacific War; atomic bomb attack; Hiroshima bombing; nuclear bomb; Hiroshima destruction. Copyright: xx
  • Deuxieme guerre mondiale (1939-1945) : Hiroshima (Japon) 6 septembre 1945 - Un train de wagons de marchandises charge de refugies traverse la ville devastee par la premiere bombe atomique le 6 aout 1945 RECORD DATE NOT STATED *** World War II 1939 1945 Hiroshima Japan September 6, 1945 A freight train loaded with refugees passes through the city devastated by the first atomic bomb on August 6, 1945 RECORD DATE NOT STATED Copyright: x usis-dite opale.photox