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Hiroshima's legacy

The atomic bomb dropped on August 6, 1945, killed thousands of people instantly and about 140,000 by the end of that year.

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Hiroshima's legacy

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  1. Hiroshima's legacy

  2. Doves fly over the Peace Memorial Park with the Atomic Bomb Dome in the background, at a ceremony in Hiroshima, western Japan, August 6, 2015, on the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombing of the city. President Barack Obama will visit Hiroshima later this month and become the first sitting U.S.

  3. People release paper lanterns on the Motoyasu river facing the gutted Atomic Bomb Dome in remembrance of atomic bomb victims on the 67th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima, in this photo taken by Kyodo August 6, 2012. REUTERS/Kyodo

  4. Local residents hold paper lanterns as they walk past the Atomic Bomb Dome during a procession commemorating the victims of the atomic bombing in Hiroshima, western Japan, August 5, 2015.REUTERS/Thomas Peter

  5. Children perform a die-in in front of the Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima, western Japan, August 5, 2015. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

  6. People crowd before the cenotaph to pray for the victims of the the U.S. 1945 atomic bombing, at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima August 6, 2008, on the 63rd anniversary of the world's first atomic bombing on the city. REUTERS/Kyodo

  7. A woman reacts after praying for victims in front of the cenotaph for victims of the 1945 atomic bombing, at Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, western Japan, August 6, 2015, on the 70th anniversary of the world's first atomic bombing. REUTERS/Toru Hanai

  8. A Japanese traditional music player performs as he walks past the Atomic Bomb Dome during a procession for the victims of the atomic bombing at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, western Japan, August 5, 2015. REUTERS/Toru Hanai

  9. Participants pose with a slogan which was made of candle lights in front of the gutted Atomic Bomb Dome on the eve of opening of the annual World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates in Hiroshima, western Japan, November 11, 2010. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

  10. Participants raise their hands as they form a human chain to surround the gutted Atomic Bomb Dome during an event to commemorate victims of the atomic bombing and demand the halt of nuclear power across Japan, in Hiroshima, western Japan, August 5, 2011. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

  11. A woman takes a photo of paper lanterns, released to comfort the souls of atomic bomb victims on the Motoyasu river in Hiroshima, Japan August 6, 2007. REUTERS/Toru Hanai

  12. Toshie Kanda, 70, offers a prayer for atomic bomb victims after releasing a floating paper lantern at Hiroshima's Motoyasu river August 6, 2001. REUTERS/Staff

  13. A boy looks at a huge photograph showing Hiroshima city after the 1945 atomic bombing, at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum August 6, 2007. REUTERS/Toru Hanai

  14. The gutted A-bomb dome is silhouetted against the twilight sky in Hiroshima August 5, 2002. REUTERS/Toshiyuki Aizawa

  15. This general view of the city of Hiroshima showing damage wrought by the atomic bomb was taken March 1946, six months after the bomb was dropped August 6, 1945. REUTERS/Stringer

  16. The ground crew of the B-29 "Enola Gay" which atom-bombed Hiroshima, Japan on August 6, 1945 poses for a photo with the aircraft at their base in Tinian, Mariana Islands in this undated U.S. Air Force handout image. Colonel Paul Tibbets, the pilot, stands in the center. REUTERS/U.S. Air Force/Handout

  17. The Boeing B-29 Superfortress "Enola Gay" lands at the Tinian airbase in the Mariana Islands after the atomic bombing mission on Hiroshima, Japan in this U.S. Air Force handout photo dated August 6, 1945. REUTERS/U.S. Air Force/Handout

  18. Smoke billows 20,000 feet above Hiroshima following the explosion of the first atomic bomb to be used in warfare in this U.S. Air Force handout photo dated August 6, 1945. REUTERS/U.S. Air Force/Handout

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