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  Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki, Japan
Filed under:
World War II Events
Event date:
Saturday, August 9, 2008 (This event repeats every year)
Location:
Nagasaki, Japan
Description:

August 9, 1945
80,000 people, mostly civilians, were killed in the bombing in Nagasaki. Approximately 40,000 were killed on the day of the bombing and the others by the end of 1945 due to burns, radiation and disease caused by the bombing.