August 6, 1945: US Drops Atomic Bomb On Japan's Hiroshima
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On this day in 1945, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, causing the deaths of over 80,000 people and obliterating much of the city. Just three days later, Nagasaki suffered a similar fate. These catastrophic events marked the end of World War II as Japan surrendered unconditionally.
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