On this day - 06 August 1945 – World War II: Hiroshima, Japan is devastated when the atomic bomb "Little Boy" is dropped by the United States B-29 Enola Gay. Around 70,000 people are killed instantly, and some tens of thousands die in subsequent years from burns and radiation poisoning.
The USPS withdrew this stamp from a 1995 series marking the end of World War II after Japanese and American protests.
The USPS withdrew this stamp from a 1995 series marking the end of World War II after Japanese and American protests.
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