On August 6 and 9, 1945, the United States dropped nuclear bombs "fat Man" (pictured) and "Baby" on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima (70 thousand peop

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On August 6 and 9, 1945, the United States dropped nuclear bombs "fat Man" (pictured) and "Baby" on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima (70 thousand people died, another 60 thousand died from the effects of the explosion) and Nagasaki (74 thousand people died).

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