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World War II Begins
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The Trinity Test is done
Happened at 5:30am.
Test was done on a Air Force Base in New Mexico.
"Trinity" was after poetry of John Donne -
Bombing of Hiroshima
The plane was an American B-29 bomber.
The explosion wiped out 90% of the city and immediately killed 80,000 people. -
Bombing of Nagasaki
Wasn't the initial Target. The bombing was scheduled for the 11th, but got pushed back because of forecast of bad whether. -
The US contacts Japan to accept surrender
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The Emperor announces Japan's surrender on radio
Surrendering happened aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay. -
World War II officially ends
