72nd Anniversary of the first atomic bomb in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, JAPAN - AUGUST 06: Japanese people pray in front of the Cenotaph for the Bomb Victims at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park on August 6, 2017 in Hiroshima, Japan. Japan marks the 72nd anniversary of the first atomic bomb that was dropped by the United States on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, killing an estimated number of 70,000 people instantly with many thousands more dying over the following years from the effects of radiation. Three days later another atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki, ending World War II. (Photo by David Mareuil/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)