Historical Events tagged with "atomicbomb"
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Military & Warfare
Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki
August 9th, 1945 79 years ago
An atomic bomb named Fat Man was dropped on Nagasaki by the United States B-29 bomber Bockscar. The explosion annihilated parts of the city and resulted in the immediate death of approximately 35,000 people, including a significant number of Japanese war workers, Korean forced laborers, and Japanese soldiers. The bombing aimed to compel Japan's surrender in World War II, following the earlier bombing of Hiroshima.
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