About the bombs
On the day of August 6th, 1945 the United States plane named Enola Gay Flew over the city of Hiroshima (Bombing 2). It was carrying 400 pounds of a bomb called Little Boy (Shalett 3; Grant 30). Five and nine tenths square miles were destroyed in Hiroshima (Bombing 2). It is estimated that 60,000 -70,000 people were killed. But two days later, another American plane flew over Japan. This time the bomb was released over Nagasaki, and 42,000 people were killed. This bomb used different technology and was called Fat Man (Grant 34). Two and six tenths square mies was devastated (Bombing 2). The video contains interviews with surviors and others.