aug 6, 1945 - Nuclear bomb dropped on Hiroshima/Nagasaki
Description:
President Harry S. Truman, warned by some of his advisers that any attempt to invade Japan would result in horrific American casualties, ordered that the new weapon be used to bring the war to a speedy end. On August 6, 1945, the American bomber Enola Gay dropped a five-ton bomb over the Japanese city of Hiroshima.Added to timeline:
Date:
aug 6, 1945
Now
~ 80 years ago