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This Day in History: US drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima in 1945
On Aug. 6, 1945, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima — becoming the only country to ever use nuclear weapons during wartime.Watch the video above to learn morePresident Harry S. Truman made the decision to use the atomic bomb against Japan in hopes that it would speed up the end of World War II, and also as retaliation for their attack on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor, which killed more than 2,400 Americans."The Japanese began the war from the air at Pearl Harbor. They have been repaid manyfold. And the end is not yet," Truman wrote in a statement announcing the nuclear attack.Video below: President Truman announces atomic bomb dropped on HiroshimaThe a-bomb blast, equivalent to the power of 15,000 tons of TNT, instantly killed 80,000 people and injured another 35,000. At least 60,000 more died in the years to follow from radiation poisoning they suffered as a result. The U.S. began working on developing the atomic bomb in 1940 after being made aware that Nazi Germany was researching how to create nuclear weapons. The U.S. launched its first successful a-bomb test in the desert in New Mexico in July of 1945 — and although Germany had already been defeated, the war was still raging against Japan.Three days after the bombing of Hiroshima, on Aug. 9, 1945, the U.S. unleashed another atomic bomb on Japan on the city of Nagasaki — instantly killing nearly 40,000 more people.Less than a week later, Japan announced its surrender on Aug. 14, 1945. Japan formally surrendered in writing on Sept. 2, 1945, officially ending World War II.
On Aug. 6, 1945, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima — becoming the only country to ever use nuclear weapons during wartime.
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Watch the video above to learn more
President Harry S. Truman made the decision to use the atomic bomb against Japan in hopes that it would speed up the end of World War II, and also as retaliation for their attack on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor, which killed more than 2,400 Americans.
"The Japanese began the war from the air at Pearl Harbor. They have been repaid manyfold. And the end is not yet," Truman wrote in a statement announcing the nuclear attack.
Video below: President Truman announces atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima
The a-bomb blast, equivalent to the power of 15,000 tons of TNT, instantly killed 80,000 people and injured another 35,000. At least 60,000 more died in the years to follow from radiation poisoning they suffered as a result.
The U.S. began working on developing the atomic bomb in 1940 after being made aware that Nazi Germany was researching how to create nuclear weapons. The U.S. launched its first successful a-bomb test in the desert in New Mexico in July of 1945 — and although Germany had already been defeated, the war was still raging against Japan.
Three days after the bombing of Hiroshima, on Aug. 9, 1945, the U.S. unleashed another atomic bomb on Japan on the city of Nagasaki — instantly killing nearly 40,000 more people.
Less than a week later, Japan announced its surrender on Aug. 14, 1945. Japan formally surrendered in writing on Sept. 2, 1945, officially ending World War II.
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