14.4

By Collin Madrid

  • Aug. 6, 1945

    The Americans drop an atom bomb on Hiroshima

  • Aug. 8, 1945

    The Soviet Union declares war on Japan and invades Manchuria

  • Aug. 9, 1945

    The Americans drop a second atom bomb this time on Nagasaki

  • Aug. 10, 1945

    Emperor Hirohito of Japan forces his government to surrender