An atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, instantly killing 80,000 people, and days later on Nagasaki, killing another 40,000. Thousands would die from radiation sickness. But that's just the beginning. Here's why the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were worse than you thought.| Grunge
More than seventy-five years ago, the atomic blasts killed an estimated 200,000 people| Smithsonian Magazine