Honshu, Japan. Hiroshima has warm, humid summers with July

temperatures. Hiroshima caught the attention of the world when a

U.S. plane dropped the first atomic bomb on the City, destroying

it on August 6,1945. The Atomic bomb blast in 1945 obliterated

three- fifths of the city within seconds and killed about 75,000

people. At exactly fifteen minutes past eight in the mourning,

on August 6, 1945 Japanese time, at the moment when the atomic

At the time of the blast:Mrs.Huts Nakamura, a tailors

widow stood by the window of her kitchen, watching a neighbor

tearing down his house because it laid in path of an air-raid

defense free lane . Mrs. Huts Nakamura, who lived in the section

called Nobori-Cho got her three children, a ten year old

boy,Toshio, an eight year old girl yoke, and a five year old

girl, Mohawk out of bed and dressed them and walked with them

to the Military area known as the East Parade Ground. There she

unrolled some mats and the children laid down on them. They

fell around her as she landed and a shower of tiles also fell

down herself at three o'clock, and fell asleep at once. The

the planes going over Hiroshima. As soon as the planes had

radio, which was broadcasting a fresh warnin!

Mrs.Nakamura because she is the one character who kept me

Mrs.Nakamura always was a strong person, she never thought

Mohawk were strong through the whole situation. I chose

of the worst and always hoped for the best. Here is an example

told her to remain at home unless an urgent warning. The

Mrs.Nakamura helped everyone through this time including herself.

children and everyone else. Her attitude was always pushing for

was too poor to see a doctor and never knew exactly what the

Weakness occurred after the bomb had dropped. Mrs.Nakamura, who

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