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Hiroshima was bombed on August 6th, 1945.
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On August 6th, 1945, Enola Gay took off from Tinian (a North Pacific island in the Marianas) at 2:45 AM and headed toward Hiroshima.
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3 days later after Hiroshima was bombed, Nagasaki was also bombed.
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Bockscar took off on August 9, 1945 at 3:45 AM. Bockscar also took off from the same place as the Enola Gay.
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On August 9, 1945, the Soviet Union delcared war on Japan.
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Japan surrenders on August 15, 1945.
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Japan signs the instrument of surrender to officialy end the war on September 2, 1945.