PM Kishida: I attended the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony, where I reverently expressed my sincere condolences to the souls who were victims of the atomic bomb. As a prime minister with his roots in Hiroshima, (1/2) pic.twitter.com/N9bZMZNS4x
— PM's Office of Japan (@JPN_PMO) August 6, 2022
People in #Hiroshima are marking the 77th anniversary of the atomic bombing that devastated the city in the final days of World War Two. More than 3,000 people gathered on Saturday morning for an annual ceremony at the city's #Peace Memorial Park.https://t.co/HMjBjX7Isv
— NHK WORLD News (@NHKWORLD_News) August 6, 2022
Hiroshima is remembering the 77th anniversary of the atomic bombing as officials including the United Nations chief warn against nuclear weapons buildup and the world fears another attack amid Russia’s war on Ukraine. https://t.co/XBhh2dRros
— The Associated Press (@AP) August 6, 2022
Hiroshima prays for peace, fears new arms race on atomic bombing anniversary https://t.co/Qhlw8WRgmt pic.twitter.com/Y6hIucgIpx
— Reuters (@Reuters) August 6, 2022
"Humanity is playing with a loaded gun" as crises with the potential for nuclear disaster proliferate worldwide, UN head Antonio Guterres says in Hiroshima on the 77th anniversary of the first atomic bomb attack.https://t.co/Y4dpaKbvFC pic.twitter.com/EoXDRcbemG
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) August 6, 2022
Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, a native of Hiroshima, was among leaders gathered to remember the victims of the world's first atomic bombing.https://t.co/ArJc4tQRYj
— DW News (@dwnews) August 6, 2022
"Humanity is playing with a loaded gun" as crises with the potential for #nuclear disaster proliferate worldwide, #UN head #AntonioGuterres said in #Hiroshima on Saturday, the 77th anniversary of the first atomic bomb attack. https://t.co/yapcx6bjQI
— ANews (@anews) August 6, 2022
In Hiroshima today, I paid tribute to the tens of thousands of people killed by atomic bombs 77 years ago.
We cannot forget the lessons of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
We must act in their memory & wipe nuclear weapons off the face of the earth once and for all. pic.twitter.com/taMQFAjD92
— António Guterres (@antonioguterres) August 6, 2022
The dignity & resilience of the atomic bomb survivors I met in Hiroshima today, are an example for all of humanity.
From this sacred ground, I urge world leaders to heed their message & work for complete nuclear disarmament. pic.twitter.com/kCCJkU7dgU
— António Guterres (@antonioguterres) August 6, 2022
77 years ago today the first atomic bomb was dropped over Hiroshima, instantly killing tens of thousands of the city's inhabitants.
Setsuko Thurlow, then 13, was one of the city's survivors. In 2017 she jointly accepted the #NobelPeacePrize in Oslo on behalf of @nuclearban. pic.twitter.com/8I2nYGWSfE
— The Nobel Prize (@NobelPrize) August 6, 2022
https://twitter.com/EuromaidanPress/status/1555803659434446849
Riding the Shinkansen from Hiroshima to Tokyo. 816km in under 4 hours. Time to gaze at the Japanese landscape and ponder. I "Hope" to ride the Nozomi again soon! pic.twitter.com/or3SeAeSFS
— ラーム・エマニュエル駐日米国大使 (@USAmbJapan) August 6, 2022
今日、私たちは77年前の広島と長崎への原爆投下による多くの犠牲者に思いを寄せます。
スウェーデンは核兵器のない世界という究極の目標にむけて具体的な軍縮とリスク軽減を推進し続けます。#Hiroshima #Nagasaki #NPT #Stockholminitiative pic.twitter.com/kvKr53lIkt
— スウェーデン大使館 (@EmbSweTokyo) August 5, 2022
Attending the Peace Memorial Ceremony in Hiroshima, in memory of the many victims of the first atomic bomb ever used in armed conflict, today 77 years ago. pic.twitter.com/dnfZfNP5pp
— Peter van der Vliet (@VlietJapan) August 6, 2022
Today marked the 77th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, it is a somber reminder of the tragedy and pain we can inflict to ourselves. As young Ambassadors we support younger generations in their path to achieve peace. pic.twitter.com/oZwrD0gZ7j
— Diego Dalton (@AmbDiegoDalton) August 6, 2022
On #ThisDayInHistory in 1945, The United States became the first and only nation to use atomic weaponry during wartime when it dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. https://t.co/DpZMdGw3Gc
— HISTORY (@HISTORY) August 6, 2022
#OnThisDay in 1945, at 8.11 am, a B-29 dropped an atomic bomb over the city of Hiroshima from an altitude of 31,600 feet. 75,000 people were killed at once.
No single device in the history of warfare had killed so many people so indiscriminately.https://t.co/dgs00gxVmW
— History Today (@HistoryToday) August 6, 2022
https://twitter.com/myhistorytales/status/1555941585107333125
Today In History, 1945
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. pic.twitter.com/bMIuiAAg53
— History University (@TheHistoryU) August 6, 2022
Doc of the Day: Front page of Philippines Free Press announcing dropping of an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, 1945.
Learn more: https://t.co/lYsNtp3wBJ pic.twitter.com/YJ3pVITjFX
— WV Dept. of Arts, Culture & History (@WVDACH) August 7, 2022
The United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan on this date August 6 in 1945. On May 27 in 2016, U.S. President @BarackObama became the first sitting U.S. president to visit Hiroshima. Photo by Shuji Kajiyama. #OTD pic.twitter.com/ApU6c4Lq2a
— Dr. Jeffrey Guterman (@JeffreyGuterman) August 6, 2022
On this day 77 years ago, the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima.
In commemoration of this day, we present to you the Power of Youth from Hiroshima, livestreamed at 1:55 PM JST. Let the voices of the youth be heard! pic.twitter.com/zWimQkrC6v
— UNITAR Hiroshima (@UNITARHiroshima) August 6, 2022
This Day in History: US drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima in 1945 https://t.co/8nPIwMgw1K
— WMTW TV (@WMTWTV) August 6, 2022
This Day in History: US drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima in 1945 https://t.co/mXX1KBQLk8
— Maine's CW (@MainesCW) August 6, 2022
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— WCVB-TV Boston (@WCVB) August 6, 2022
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— WBAL-TV 11 Baltimore (@wbaltv11) August 6, 2022
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— WTAE-TV Pittsburgh (@WTAE) August 6, 2022
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— KMBC (@kmbc) August 6, 2022
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— KCCI News (@KCCINews) August 6, 2022
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— KOAT.com (@koat7news) August 6, 2022
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— KSBW Action News 8 (@ksbw) August 6, 2022
This Day in History: US drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima in 1945 https://t.co/o7BgZrHGv5
— WLWT (@WLWT) August 6, 2022
This Day in History: US drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima in 1945 https://t.co/Icc82JVKYO
— WXII 12 News (@WXII) August 6, 2022
This Day in History: US drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima in 1945 https://t.co/NAKLmj1NSl
— WLKY (@WLKY) August 6, 2022
ON THIS DAY: On Aug. 6, 1945, during World War II, the U.S. B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay dropped an atomic bomb code-named “Little Boy” on Hiroshima, Japan, resulting in an estimated 140,000 deaths. https://t.co/6a0JR1F54P pic.twitter.com/mScoUnKF8G
— WTVA 9 News (@wtva9news) August 6, 2022
Residents gathered Friday outside of the Carlsbad City Library to commemorate the 77 years of peace between the United States and Japan since an atomic bomb was used in Hiroshima. https://t.co/DyRRCpcSav
— FOX 5 San Diego (@fox5sandiego) August 7, 2022
On this day in 1945, the United States dropped the world's first atomic bomb on Hiroshima destroying the city and killing 140,000 people. Three days later a second bomb was dropped on Nagasaki, killing another 70,000. https://t.co/P0rLaSoNzS pic.twitter.com/eyBbyvzeFb
— WPDE ABC15 (@wpdeabc15) August 6, 2022
It's been 77 years, but the impacts of the atomic bomb are still felt. https://t.co/CBb9L26MUP
— GazetteTimes.com (@gtnews) August 5, 2022
What happened in Japan between the unprecedented and unexpected atomic bomb attack on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, and the atomic bombing of Nagasaki on August 9, 1945? This excellent thread has the essential details, including the absolutely crucial one that … https://t.co/NwkOykbW71
— Stephen Schwartz (@AtomicAnalyst) August 8, 2022
Today in 1950—almost five years to the day after the United States used just one atomic bomb to obliterate Hiroshima, Japan—renowned painter and illustrator Chesley Bonestell’s (1888-1986) vivid visions of an atomic attack on New York City were featured in Collier’s magazine. pic.twitter.com/I1878D4RUq
— Stephen Schwartz (@AtomicAnalyst) August 5, 2022
This is the Bonsai tree that was planted in 1625, survived the devastation of the Hiroshima bombing 77 years ago #Today and is still growing today [read more: https://t.co/JAhmuxF4sX] pic.twitter.com/SyMsXq9YXS
— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) August 6, 2022
https://twitter.com/HolocaustMuseum/status/1555943278394195968
6 Aug 1945: U.S. B-29 #bomber Enola Gay drops the first #atomic bomb in war known as "Little Boy" on #Hiroshima, Japan, killing ~70,000 people immediately and thousands more later due to radiation exposure. #history #WW2 #WWII #OTD #EnolaGay #ad https://t.co/9AMxZJma4C pic.twitter.com/F8ngofuEce
— Today In History (@URDailyHistory) August 6, 2022
Overweight and with the end of the runway approaching, the copilot of Enola Gay started to pull back on the control yoke during the takeoff run to deliver the atomic bomb on Hiroshima.
Pilot Paul Tibbets had some choice words when recalling the incident…#B29 #EnolaGay #WW2 pic.twitter.com/5b73W8cc2B
— RichShips (@Rich_Ships) August 5, 2022
Memory Thread#Onthisday 6 Aug 1945 the US dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima at 8:15 AM slaughtering tens of thousands of civilians. The intensity of the bomb's impact was so extreme that almost every living thing, both human and animal, was physically burnt to death. pic.twitter.com/qhOsIn4QFI
— The International Magazine (@TheIntlMagz) August 6, 2022
On this day in history in 1945, Boeing B-29 Superfortress "Enola Gay" dropped atomic bomb “Little Boy” on Hiroshima, Japan. It was the first time an atomic weapon was used in combat. pic.twitter.com/8ScgU241hX
— National Air and Space Museum (@airandspace) August 6, 2022
On this day in 1945, the United States dropped the world's first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, killing 140,000 people. Three days later, the bombing of Nagasaki killed more than 70,000, which led to Japan's surrender and the end of World War II. pic.twitter.com/PKuASCkNOn
— Inquirer (@inquirerdotnet) August 5, 2022
On Aug. 6, 1945, an atomic bomb nicknamed Little Boy detonated 1,900 feet (580 meters) above Hiroshima, Japan's seventh-largest city. https://t.co/IYXERZxeBY
— Live Science (@LiveScience) August 6, 2022
#onthisday The atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima. https://t.co/TkyFdN6oGo
— Origins: Current Events in Historical Perspective (@OriginsOSU) August 6, 2022
On this day in 1945, the United States dropped the first Atomic Bomb in Hiroshima, Japan! It leveled the city and killed at least 166,000 people! pic.twitter.com/BaKGB2OaIG
— Gabbar (@Gabbar0099) August 6, 2022
A hundred thousand people were killed by the atomic bomb that was dropped on Hiroshima on this day in 1945. Six survivors recount their experiences of the bombing and its aftermath, wondering why they lived when so many others died.https://t.co/7gxA3FCY5X
— The New Yorker (@NewYorker) August 6, 2022
U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres traveled to Hiroshima Saturday to mark 77 years since the United States dropped the world's first atomic bomb on the Japanese city. https://t.co/glUOLH3BLM
— Democracy Now! (@democracynow) August 8, 2022
The first atomic bomb attack occurred in Hiroshima, Japan #OTD in 1945. pic.twitter.com/VvqCUEHwbv
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) August 6, 2022
The U.S. dropped an atomic bomb on #Hiroshima 77 years ago, killing 140,000 people — almost half the city.
Was it a war crime? pic.twitter.com/FAAcpu0B7G
— AJ+ (@ajplus) August 6, 2022
77 years ago today the first atomic bomb was dropped over Hiroshima, instantly killing tens of thousands of the city's inhabitants.
Setsuko Thurlow, then 13, was one of the city's survivors. In 2017 she jointly accepted the #NobelPeacePrize in Oslo on behalf of @nuclearban. pic.twitter.com/8I2nYGWSfE
— The Nobel Prize (@NobelPrize) August 6, 2022
“It is fortunate that the use of the bomb should have been upon the Japanese rather than upon the white races of Europe”: Prime Minister Mackenzie King in (uncensored) diary after the US dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima 77 years ago today #CFPhistory
— Canadian Foreign Policy Institute (@ForeignPoli_C) August 6, 2022
The destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki was a war crime worse than any that Japanese generals were executed for in Tokyo and Manila. If Harry Truman was not a war criminal, then no one ever was. | Ralph Raicohttps://t.co/TnJ0vgy3QB
— Mises Institute (@mises) August 8, 2022
#OTD in 1945, the U.S. dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. Less than a year later, the U.S. military began a series of classified experiments, raising questions about the effects of atomic tests on soldiers. Learn more in our video and lesson plan. https://t.co/w9CbmD4HQy
— Retro Report (@RetroReport) August 6, 2022
The United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima on this day in 1945. The deliberate killing of innocent men, women, and children by the hundreds of thousands cannot be justified under any circumstances. https://t.co/1sgmTuZvbx
— FEE (Foundation for Economic Education) (@feeonline) August 6, 2022
A turning point in world history, #OTD in 1945, an American B-29 dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. Intended to force the Japanese to surrender & end World War II, the initial blast killed an estimated 80,000 people. Thousands more died in the aftermath. pic.twitter.com/ybZ4n0v1zy
— National Mall NPS (@NationalMallNPS) August 6, 2022
#OTD Aug 6, 1945: During 1945 – World War II: Hiroshima, Japan is devastated when the atomic bomb "Little Boy" is dropped by the U.S B-29 Enola Gay. Around 70,000 people are killed instantly & tens of thousands die in subsequent years from burns & radiation poisoning.#History pic.twitter.com/FxTUtWz6r7
— Jazz the Professor (@LikeButta3) August 6, 2022
https://twitter.com/japansociety/status/1555878960424226817
77 years ago today, the US dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. Here's one survivor's story. https://t.co/f9AXgDU7AJ
— Jacobin (@jacobin) August 6, 2022
As today marks the 77th anniversary of the dropping of an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, I want to re-share the @mdc_dsa socialist @nightschool_dc with historian Peter Kuznick exposing many of the lies that are still used to justify this atrocity today. https://t.co/p1MhRy8FFJ
— Chip Gibbons (@ChipGibbons89) August 6, 2022
https://twitter.com/narendra52/status/1555832497342414848
And after Hiroshima (but before surrender), General Marshall was having his people think about how to use the bombs in conjunction with an invasion — imagining a world in which they might have an atomic bomb to use every 10 days or so. pic.twitter.com/evzSLIAPPz
— Alex Wellerstein (@wellerstein) August 8, 2022
6 Aug 1945: [Map] Hiroshima map showing atomic bomb fire and blast damage range https://t.co/q6lsFBk8Qu
— ww2db (@ww2db) August 7, 2022
https://twitter.com/HistoryHit/status/1556671608722530306
https://twitter.com/soli_aus/status/1555407246103699456
The mayor of Hiroshima, which was destroyed by an atomic bomb 77 years ago, has warned Australia not to go down the nuclear path.#auspol https://t.co/MaEtMB7xTB
— AWPR (@WarPowersReform) August 4, 2022
6 August marks the anniversary of one of the worst atrocities humankind has visited upon itself. Jesuit Pedro Arrupe SJ was a 1st responder when the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima. @kevinhargaden from @JCFJustice reviews a new book on Arrupe:https://t.co/NsXYiepT2K
— Messenger Pubs (@MgrPublications) August 5, 2022
On the day when the first atomic bomb was used in war, 77 years ago, we must remember not only the victims of Hiroshima, but all victims of armed conflict. As the dictator removed our nuclear-free status, Belarus risks becoming a staging ground for atomic weapons once again. pic.twitter.com/UXY5hDI0DI
— Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya (@Tsihanouskaya) August 6, 2022
Russia's ambassador to Japan paid his respects at an atomic bomb memorial in Hiroshima on Thursday, saying he wanted to highlight Russia's efforts to reduce nuclear arms. https://t.co/aH3A4HESQO
— The Japan Times (@japantimes) August 6, 2022
