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The A-bomb Dome, which survived the 1945 atomic bombing on Hiroshima.
- Hiroshima today looks completely different than it did 73 years ago.
- On August 6, 1945, the US dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima that destroyed most of the city and instantly killed 80,000 of its citizens.
- Today, Hiroshima has recovered into a bustling manufacturing hub with a population of 1.1 million people and counting.
On August 6, 2018, the 73rd anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima, the residents of the Japanese city will pause to remember the day in 1945 that changed the course of history.
On August 6, 1945, the US bomber Enola Gay dropped the first atomic bomb ever used in military combat on Hiroshima. The Allied forces dropped a second atomic bomb on the city of Nagasaki three days later.
The device that exploded over Hiroshima destroyed about two-thirds of the city's structures in a blinding flash of light. At the time, Hiroshima's population was approximately 300,000. The atomic bomb immediately killed 80,000 and injured 35,000 more. By the end of 1945, 60,000 more people had died as a result of the blast.
Today, Hiroshima is a prosperous manufacturing hub with a population of over 1.1 million.
Here's what the city looks like today and the lingering effects of the bombing: