How many people were killed in hiroshima and nagasaki

Among the thousands killed in the atomic bombing of Hiroshima was the crew of the B-24 bomber “Lonesome Lady,” 12 American POWs who are oft-forgotten in the annals of history. But one man who never forgot was Shigeaki Mori, whose diligent efforts to memorialize the dead Americans are documented in the new film “Paper Lanterns.” John Yang talks to “Paper Lanterns” director Barry Frechette for more. Read the Full Transcript • JOHN YANG: Among the thousands killed at Hiroshima were 12 American prisoners of war, the crew of three planes that were shot down on Hiroshima area. Today, President Obama noted their deaths, as well as the quiet, diligent, four-decades-long effort of one man, Shigeaki Mori, a survivor of the bombing, who wanted to memorialize the 12 Americans. Mori attended Mr. Obama's speech, and the two men embraced. Now a new film called "Paper Lanterns" charts Mori's quest as he sought permission from two of the families of the 12 POWs to register their names for a memorial. Here is a clip from the film, where Ralph Neal of Kentucky and Susan Brissette Archinski of Massachusetts read the letters Mori sent them seven years ago about their uncles. SUSAN BRISSETTE ARCHINSKI, Niece of U.S. Veteran: "Dear Mrs. Susan Brissette Archinski." RALPH NEAL, Nephew of U.S. Veteran: "Dear Mr. Ralph Neal, I hope this letter finds you well. My name is Shigeaki Mori, a 72-year-old A-bomb survivor and a historian living in Hiroshima, Japan. "For a long time, I have been reading abou...

The atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki took place 75 years ago, on August 6 and August 9, 1945, respectively. The U.S. bombed Japan towards the end of the Second World War, prompting the Japanese to surrender on August 15, 1945, bringing the conflict to an end. The first atomic bomb—known as "Little Boy"—was dropped on Hiroshima by a modified B-29 bomber christened Enola Gay, after the mother of its pilot, Colonel Paul Tibbets. The 9,000-pound uranium-235 bomb was dropped at 8.15 a.m local time, exploding 2,000 feet above Hiroshima. The blast was equal to 12-15,000 tons of TNT and destroyed five square miles of the city. Three days later, a plutonium bomb known as "Fat Man" was loaded on a B-29 bomber called Bockscar, which was flown by Major Charles Sweeney. The initial target was the city of Kokura, but because of thick clouds, the bomb was dropped on the secondary target of Nagasaki. This second bomb weighed nearly 10,000 pounds and produced a 22-kiloton blast. This August 6, 2019, picture shows a girl floating lanterns to mourn atomic bomb victims on the Motoyasu river beside the atomic bomb dome during the 74th anniversary of the atomic bombing in Hiroshima. Getty/Jiji Press How Many People Died in Hiroshima and Nagasaki? It is estimated that around 140,000 of Hiroshima's population of 350,000 were killed in the bombing, and it is estimated that around 74,000 people died in Nagasaki. In Hiroshima, on August 6, around 80,000 people were killed immediately when t...

In 1945, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. The bomb, which was nicknamed “Little Boy,” destroyed much of the city and killed tens of thousands of people. Hiroshima was not the only city affected by the bomb. The city of Nagasaki was also hit by an atomic bomb, just three days after Hiroshima. The bomb, nicknamed “Fat Man,” killed even more people than the first bomb. Today, the people of Hiroshima and Nagasaki continue to suffer from the effects of the bombs. Cancer rates in both cities are higher than the national average, and many people have birth defects. There is no clear answer to the mystery of Japan’s origins, like so many of the people on Earth. A clear distinction cannot be made whether or not these immigrants arrived in Japan already. The relative timing of these waves of migration is also somewhat uncertain. Combining these waves with possibly earlier inhabitants resulted in the modern Japanese form. Nagasaki is by far the most well-known city in Japan as a place of cultural contact with Western cultures. The history of these contacts can be divided into three periods. The Dutch had a small trading station on Deshima in Nagasaki from 1640 to 1850. We will look at this period for the second time in the three periods that follow. Chinese were also permitted to trade at Nagasaki in much greater numbers than the Dutch during this time period. Dutch ships were still dispatched to Nagasaki on a yearly basis, with one or two v...