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  1. 1 day ago · World War II - Hiroshima, Nagasaki, Atomic Bombs: On August 6, 1945, an atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima: the combined heat and blast pulverized everything in the explosion's immediate vicinity and immediately killed some 70,000 people (the death toll passed 100,000 by the end of the year).

  2. 15 hours ago · The ceremony marks the 79th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the city in the closing days of World War II. The current record is 111 countries plus the EU, marked last year.

  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Unit_731Unit 731 - Wikipedia

    1 day ago · Unit 731 and its affiliated units (Unit 1644 and Unit 100, among others) were involved in research, development and experimental deployment of epidemic-creating biological weapons in assaults against the Chinese populace (both military and civilian) throughout World War II.

  4. 1 day ago · The conclusion of World War II signaled the close of a chaotic and lethal chapter in human history. Despite Germany's surrender in May 1945, Japan persisted in combat for several more months ...

  5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › World_War_IIWorld War II - Wikipedia

    2 days ago · Following the refusal of Japan to surrender on the terms of the Potsdam Declaration, the US dropped the first atomic bombs on Hiroshima on 6 August and Nagasaki on 9 August.

  6. 1 day ago · The first atomic bomb was detonated on July 16, 1945, in New Mexico as part of the U.S. government program called the Manhattan Project. The United States then used atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan on August 6 and 9, respectively, killing about 210,000 people.

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  8. 4 days ago · Substantial debate exists over the ethical, legal, and military aspects of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on 6 August and 9 August 1945 respectively at the close of World War II (1939–45).

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