Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Harry Truman's grandson sees these images of what it was like in Hiroshima after the weapon was used.

#OnThisDay August 6, 1945, the U.S. dropped "Little Boy" on the Japanese city in the hopes it would force Japan to surrender.

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