74,000 killed as U.S. drops second atomic bomb on Japan at Nagasaki 80 years ago this hour (Aug 9 1945)

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(Thursday, August 9, 1945, 11:02 a.m. JST; during World War II) — Three days after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan, a specially adapted American B-29 bomber called Bockscar under the command of Maj. Charles W. Sweeney, exploded a nuclear device today over Nagasaki, Japan, killing an estimated 74,000 people.


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