Atomic timeline

The Advent of the Atomic Bomb timeline.

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Official end of the Bomb Class Twitter Project. Thanks to all who participated! #2018CUAB

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10/15/1956

Former premier of Vichy France, Pierre Laval, is shot by firing squad for treason against France. #2018CUAB

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10/8/1945

First persons are tried for systematic extermination in Nazi Germany. #2018CUAB

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Typhoon Makurazaki kills 3,746 people in Japan. #2018CUAB

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Japanese Army formally surrenders to British in Singapore. #2018CUAB

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Hideki Tōjō, Japanese Prime Minister, attempts suicide to avoid war crime tribunal. #2018CUAB

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9/8/1945

US troops occupy southern Korea, Soviet troops occupy northern Korea. #2018CUAB

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Singapore is liberated. #2018CUAB

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Formal surrender of Japan on USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay. #2018CUAB

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General MacArthur takes over command of Japan. #2018CUAB

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8/22/1945

Japanese army in Manchuria surrenders to Red Army. #2018CUAB

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George Orwell's "Animal Farm" is published. #2018CUAB

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Hirohito orders Japanese forces to cease fire, announcement of surrender is broadcast over radio. #2018CUAB

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Hirohito accepts Potsdam terms; U.S. ceases combat actions. #2018CUAB

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Allies reply to Japanese surrender offer, saying that Emperor Hirohito will be subject to authority of Supreme Commander of Allied Forces. #2018CUAB

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Japan offers surrender, contingent upon remaining sovereignty of the Emperor. #2018CUAB

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Fatman dropped on Nagasaki, delivered in Bock's Car. #2018CUAB

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Soviet Union begins offensive against Japan in Manchuria. #2018CUAB

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USSR declares war on Japan. #2018CUAB

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Truman announces successful atomic bombing of Hiroshima on his way back from Potsdam from a Navy heavy cruiser in the middle of the Atlantic. #2018CUAB