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July 21, 1945 President Truman orders atomic bombs to be used.

July 26, 1945 Potsdam Declaration is issued, calling for the 'unconditional surrender of Japan'.

July 28, 1945 Potsdam Declaration is rejected by Japan.

August 6, 1945 Little Boy, a uranium bomb, is detonated over Hiroshima, Japan. It kills between 90,000 and 100,000 people immediately. Harry Truman's Press Release

August 7, 1945 U.S. decides to drop warning pamphlets on Japanese cities.

August 9, 1945 The second atomic bomb to hit Japan, Fat Man, was scheduled to be dropped at Kokura. However, because of poor weather the target was moved to Nagasaki.

August 9, 1945 President Truman addresses the nation.

August 10, 1945 U.S. drops warning leaflets on Nagasaki.

August 14, 1945 Japan surrenders.

September 2, 1945 Japan announces its formal surrender.

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