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Happened at 5:30am.
Test was done on a Air Force Base in New Mexico.
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The plane was an American B-29 bomber.
The explosion wiped out 90% of the city and immediately killed 80,000 people. -
Wasn't the initial Target. The bombing was scheduled for the 11th, but got pushed back because of forecast of bad whether.
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Surrendering happened aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay.
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