This Day in History

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Originally Posted by Cdnwolf

On August 9 1945, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Nagasaki. It was an act that saw the end of World War II - and lead to the deaths of more than 150,000 people.

124000 died in the firebombing of Tokyo. Had no atom bombs been dropped, more cities would have been scourged thusly.