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Atomic Bomb Dropped on Hiroshima – Aug. 6, 1945

 
August 6, 1945: Dawn of the Atomic Era, 1945
In the early morning hours of August 6, 1945, a B-29 bomber named Enola Gay took off from the island of Tinian and headed north by northwest toward Japan.  The bomber’s primary target was the city of Hiroshima, located on the deltas of southwestern Honshu Island facing [...]

The Birth of Yesterday Papers

Welcome one and all to Yesterday Papers. This site is designed to add spice to a subject that some people seem to find unpalatable: History.  For those who enjoy history’s stories, it is our hope to add to your enjoyment by adding depth to those stories as well as to view them in context with [...]