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Atomic Bombs Approved?
President Roosevelt approves for the production of atomic bombs -
Atomic Bombs
Atomic bombs are created. Uranium bomb in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Plutonium bomb in Hanford, Washington. Weapons lab in Los Alamos, New Mexico -
Harry S. Truman
Harry S. Truman becomes president -
Germany Surrenders
Germany surrenders -
Hiroshima, Japan
The uranium bomb called Little Boy is dropped on Hiroshima. -
Nagasaki, Japan
The plutonium bomb called Fat Man is dropped on Nagasaki. -
Japan Surrenders
5 days after the bomb attack on Nagasaki, Japan surrenders. -
Korean War
North Korea invades South Korea starting the Korean War -
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower is inaugurated -
"Atoms for Peace"
President Eisenhower gives the speech, "Atoms for Peace" at the United Nations in hopes of using nuclear energy for peace
