Hiroshima bombing order offers glimpse into fateful day

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In this Aug. 6, 1945 file photo, the "Enola Gay" Boeing B-29 Superfortress lands at Tinian, Northern Mariana Islands after the U.S. atomic bombing mission against the Japanese city of Hiroshima.

Hiroshima bombing order offers glimpse into fateful day
UPDATED 12:41 PM EDT Aug 05, 2015

BOSTON —It's just a few cryptic notations on a badly yellowed sheet of paper, but it changed the course of world history.

An original copy of the operations order for dropping an atomic bomb on Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945 is on display at the Museum of World War II as the 70th anniversary of the attack is marked on Thursday. It is being featured there along with other related artifacts.



The Hiroshima bombing and its aftermath ultimately claimed about 140,000 lives, helping to draw to a close the deadliest conflict in history and, for better or worse, usher in the atomic age.

"To me, it's a glimpse into what went on that day," says Kenneth Rendell, founder of the private museum located in the Boston suburb of Natick. "The average person does not realize what one of these missions would be like. I think it just humanizes everything."