Hiroshima, 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 to do the unthinkable and surrender
- Aug. 15 V.J. Day
- Soviets fight on until Aug. 30 in Sakhalin Islands
Summary
Harry Truman, the new president of the United States, decided to drop Atomic bombs on Hiroshima in August of 1945 and Nagasaki 3 days later. V.J. Day happened on the 15th. of August. The Soviets fight on until the end of August in the Sakhalin Islands.