WORLD WAR 2: US Drop 2nd Atomic Bomb On Japan, Killing 74,000
On this day, in 1945, a U.S. B-29 Superfortress code-named Bockscar dropped a nuclear device over Nagasaki; the bombing and subsequent radiation poisoning killed an estimated 74,000 people.
The first bomb had been dropped 3 days earlier on Hiroshima and the bombings killed between 150,000 and 246,000 people, most of whom were civilians, and this remains the only use of nuclear weapons in an armed conflict.
Japan surrendered to the Allies on 15 August, six days after the bombing of Nagasaki and the Soviet Union's declaration of war against Japan and invasion of Japanese-occupied Manchuria. The Japanese government signed the instrument of surrender on 2 September, effectively ending World War II.
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Biafran Soldiers launch Midwest Invasion of 1967, codenamed Operation Torch
Also, on august 9, 1967, the Biafrans launched their own offensive into the mid-western region. This Midwest Invasion of 1967 (August 9 - September 20, 1967) codenamed Operation Torch, was a military operation between Nigerian and Biafran military forces during the Nigerian Civil War. The invasion began on August 9 when 3,000 Biafran soldiers led by General Victor Banjo crossed the River Niger Bridge into Asaba.
The Biafran forces invaded Midwestern Nigeria through Asaba in Aniomaland, reaching Ore in the West before being push back, leading to a retreat. The Biafran retreat from Ore is considered the turning point of the war.
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