Hiroshima and 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 V.J. Day
Soviets fight on until Aug. 30 in Sakhalin Islands
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 V.J. Day
Soviets fight on until Aug. 30 in Sakhalin Islands