4 Feb 1887
Japan
Japan
- Masaichi Niimi was born in Hiroshima, Japan. ww2dbase [Masaichi Niimi | Hiroshima | CPC]
8 Jan 1941
Japan
Japan
8 Jan 1942
Japan
Japan
11 Feb 1943
Japan
Japan
- Japanese 6th Field Kempeitai departed Hiroshima, Japan aboard transport Aden Maru for Rabaul, New Britain. ww2dbase [Hiroshima | CPC]
6 Aug 1945
Japan


Japan
- Hiroshima, Japan was destroyed by the first atomic bomb, "Little Boy". About 70,000 to 80,000 were killed immediately, while about 70,000 were injured. ww2dbase [Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki | Operation Trinity and Manhattan Project | Hiroshima | CPC]


8 Aug 1945
Japan

Japan
- A limited rail service resumed in Hiroshima, Japan. ww2dbase [Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki | Hiroshima | AC]

6 Aug 2010
Japan
Japan
- US Ambassador to Japan John Roos became the first US official to attend the annual atomic attack memorial ceremony at Hiroshima, Japan. He did not speak at the ceremony. ww2dbase [Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki | Hiroshima | CPC]
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