Harry S Truman24 July 1945
Decides to drop the A-bomb on Hiroshima
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Decides to drop the A-bomb on Hiroshima
"Little Boy" is loaded onto the Enola Gay
A co-pilot on the Enola gay which drops the "little boy" a-bomb on Hiroshima
"Little Boy", a gun-type uranium-235 weapon, is used against the city of Hiroshima, Japan
Commands US strategic air forces using the uranium weapon.
Flies the "Enola Gay" which drops an atomic bomb on Hiroshima
Pilots Enola Gay during the uranium bomb attack.
"Little Boy", a gun-type uranium-235 weapon, is used against the city of Hiroshima, Japan
Authorises the use of atomic weapons against Japan.
President Truman cables Stimson authorizing the bombing of Hiroshima. Argues that by dropping the bomb 100,000 American lives will be saved
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