Thousands of people died from the atomic bomb, but the action also ended World War II. Here is everything you need to know about Hiroshima and the atomic bomb.

The dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, effectively ended WWII, but took thousands of civilian lives. On August 6, 1945, the bomb was dropped on the city.

On July 16, 1945, the world's first atomic weapon was tested in New Mexico in the United States. This plutonium atomic bomb was called Trinity and it marked the beginning of the nuclear age.

Manhattan Project mastermind J. Robert Oppenheimer, often credited as the father of the atomic bomb, spoke with CBS News in 1965.

We finally know the true identity of the woman behind the iconic “Miss Atomic Bomb” photo. After 25 years of investigation, the Atomic Museum said in a news release that founding museum member ...

The first atomic bomb was developed in Los Alamos, New Mexico, as part of a 1942-1945 research program, dubbed the Manhattan Project, that was led by the U.S. government.

He tracked down the photographer and interviewed former showgirls who confirmed Miss Atomic Bomb’s stage name. But the woman’s real name still eluded him.

Some may know the woman featured in the iconic “Miss Atomic Bomb” photo as Lee Merlin, but her true identity has finally been uncovered after 25 years of research.

It's in your teeth. Your eyes and your brain too. Scientists call it the "bomb spike" (or "bomb pulse") – and for more than half a century its signature has been present inside the human body.

Real Photo of 'Atomic Shadow' Taken After Atomic Bomb Dropped on Hiroshima? Not Quite Written by: Amelia Clarke ...

Congratulations on your matter-of-fact treatment of the scientific side of the atomic bomb [TIME, Aug. 20]. After having struggled with the Sunday supplement-like nonsense which the newspapers ...