Harry S. Truman decides to drop atomic bombs on Hiroshima 6 Aug. 1945 and Nagasaki 9 Aug. 1945
Little boy is dropped on Hiroshima, Fat man is dropped on nagasaki
almost 100,000 die instantly in Hiroshima
Aug. 8 Soviets declare war on Japan
Aug.9 almost 70,000 killed in Nagasaki
Radiation kills many more
Emperor goes on air to tell Japanese they must do the unthinkable and surrender
Aug.15 V.J. Day (Victory in Japan day)
Soviets fight on until Aug.30 in Sakhalin Islands
Little boy is dropped on Hiroshima, Fat man is dropped on nagasaki
almost 100,000 die instantly in Hiroshima
Aug. 8 Soviets declare war on Japan
Aug.9 almost 70,000 killed in Nagasaki
Radiation kills many more
Emperor goes on air to tell Japanese they must do the unthinkable and surrender
Aug.15 V.J. Day (Victory in Japan day)
Soviets fight on until Aug.30 in Sakhalin Islands