Video: 'The World at War: The Bomb: February-September 1945 (24 of 26)' (Aug. 9, 1945, at 45:38)
(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.
Video: 'Hiroshima | Why The Bomb Was Dropped (ABC Documentary)' (Aug. 9, 1945, at 59:12)
Video: 'American Experience - Truman (1997) - Part 3' (Aug. 9, 1945, at 42:18)
Video: 'Blitzkrieg to the Bomb' (Aug. 9, 1945, at 1:02:37)
Video: 'WWII Triumph and Despair' (Aug. 9, 1945, at 38:47)
