1945: American bomber drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima

[Aug 6]( THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1945 [American bomber drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima]( On this day in 1945, at 8:16 a.m. Japanese time, an American B-29 bomber, the Enola Gay, drops the world's first atom bomb, over the city of Hiroshima. Approximately 80,000 people are killed as a direct result of the blast, and another 35,000 are injured. At least another 60,000 would be dead by the... [read more »]( American Revolution 1777 [General Nicholas Herkimer falls at the Battle of Oriskany »]( Automotive 1991 [Peugeot says au revoir to U.S. car market »]( Civil War 1862 [Confederate ship blown up by crew »]( Cold War 1945 [Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima »]( Crime 1902 [Dutch Schultz is born »]( 1930 [Joseph Force Crater becomes the missingest man in New York »]( Disaster 1997 [Planes crashes in Guam jungle »]( General Interest 1787 [First draft of Constitution debated »]( 1890 [First execution by electric chair »]( 1928 [Andy Warhol is born »]( Hollywood 1911 [Lucille Ball born »]( 2009 ["Breakfast Club" director John Hughes dies »]( Literary 1996 [George R.R. Martin's Game of Thrones debuts »]( Music 1942 [Isaac Hayes is born »]( Old West 1874 [Belle Starr's first husband slain »]( Presidential 1965 [Johnson signs Voting Rights Act »]( Sports 1926 [Gertrude Ederle becomes first woman to swim English Channel »]( Vietnam War 1964 [Johnson Administration officials argue for resolution »]( 1969 [Green Berets are charged with murder »]( 1971 [First U.S. Army troops deployed to Vietnam stand-down for withdrawal »]( World War I 1915 [Allies land at Suvla Bay »]( World War II 1945 [Atomic bomb is dropped on Hiroshima »]( [HISTORY.com]( [SHOWS]( [VIDEOS]( [SCHEDULE]( [TOPICS]( [Subscribe]( | [Update Profile]( | [Contact Us](mailto:thc.newsletters@aetn.com) This is a promotional email from HISTORY and A+E Networks. You received this message because {EMAIL} is subscribed to This Day In History email updates. If you DO NOT wish to receive these emails please [UNSUBSCRIBE](. Having trouble viewing this message? [View the web version](. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not junk folders) and view images, [please add us to your address book or safe/white list](. © 2017 A&E Television Networks, LLC. All Rights Reserved. Email Marketing, 235 E 45th Street, New York, NY 10017 [Corporate Information]( | [TV Parental Guidelines]( | [Careers]( | [Terms of Use]( | [Privacy Policy]( | [Copyright Policy]( | [Ad Sales]( | [Ad Choices](