Tag Archives: atomic bomb
A short account of the bombing of Hiroshima
On the 6th August 1945, the USA dropped an atomic bomb nicknamed “Little Boy” on the Japanese city of Hiroshima from the B-29 aircraft Enola Gay.
The USSR’s first atomic test
On the 29th August 1949, the Soviet Union successfully detonated its first nuclear weapon codenamed RDS-1 and nicknamed First Lightning.
Why were the Rosenbergs sentenced to death? Overview podcast
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were found guilty of espionage and sentenced to death for their role in passing information about the US nuclear programme to the Soviet Union.
Causes of the Cuban Missile Crisis
A chronological overview of the events leading to the Cuban Missile Crisis.
