- The bomb exploded over the Japanese city of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945.
- The explosion created a massive fireball that reached temperatures of several million degrees Celsius and instantly vaporized everything within a radius of several kilometers.
- The shock wave from the explosion instantly killed an estimated 70,000 people and caused widespread destruction and injuries.
- The intense heat from the explosion ignited a firestorm that burned for days and further destroyed the city.
- The radiation released by the bomb continued to cause illness and deaths for weeks and months after the explosion.
- The devastation caused by the atomic bomb led to the surrender of Japan and the end of World War II.