Hiroshima, Nagasaki, VJ Day
- U.S President Harry S Truman decides to drop Atomic bombs on Hiroshima 6 Aug. 1945 and Nagasaki 9 Aug 1945
- Almost 100 000 died 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 VJ Day
- Soviets fight on until Aug 30 in Sakhalin Islands
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