The United States of America dropped its first-ever atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima, Japan.
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The United States Air Force firebombed Tokyo, Japan, killing over 100,000 civilians.
American forces made a second attack on Japan during World War II and dropped an atomic bomb on Nagasaki.
US President Harry Truman officially proclaimed the end of World War II.
Lieutenant Hiroo Onoda became the last Japanese soldier to surrender, 29 years after WWII ended.
Potsdam Declaration is signed.
