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On August 6, 1945, during World War II, Hiroshima became the first city in history to suffer an atomic bomb attack. The bombing, by the U.S. B-29 Enola Gay, killed an estimated 90,000–146,000 people by year's end and led to Japan's surrender.
Today, Hiroshima is a global symbol of peace, home to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park (including the Atomic Bomb Dome, a UNESCO World Heritage Site) and the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum.