jan 1, 1945 - Atomic Bombs dropped, WWII ends

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An American B-29 bomber dropped the world’s first atomic bomb over the Hiroshima, annihilating 90 percent of the city while 80,000 people perished; tens of thousands more would later die of radiation exposure. Three days later B-29 dropped another atomic bomb on Nagasaki, killing over 40,000 people. The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki demonstrated the potential power of atomic bomb, a massive destructive bomb that can wipe out cities in seconds as radiation completely ruined the land and future generation of local people.

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