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.

Causes of the Cuban Missile Crisis
A chronological overview of the events leading to the Cuban Missile Crisis.