Video: 'The World At War Episode 24 HD - The Bomb (February – September 1945)' (Aug. 6, 1945, at 36:34)

(Monday, August 6, 1945, 8:15 a.m. Japan Standard Time; during World War II) — An American B-29 bomber, the Enola Gay, dropped “Little Boy,” the world’s first atom bomb (used in warfare), this morning over the city of Hiroshima, Japan, resulting in an estimated 140,000 deaths. Continue reading Enola Gay drops first atomic bomb in war killing 140,000 in Hiroshima 80 years ago this hour (Aug 6 1945) →

Video: 'The World At War Episode 24 HD - The Bomb (February – September 1945)' (Aug. 6, 1945, at 34:42)

(Monday, August 6, 1945, 2:45 a.m. Chamorro Standard Time; during World War II) — An American B-29, with Lt. Col. Paul W. Tibbets in command and named the Enola Gay after his mother, left Tinian Island in the Marianas with “Little Boy,” the nickname for one of two atom bombs available for use against Japan, on board, bound for Hiroshima. Continue reading Enola Gay departs Tinian Island to drop first atomic bomb 80 years ago this hour (Aug 6 1945) →