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Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife, was killed by him
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Japan bombs Pearl Harbor and the United States enters World War II.
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Germany agrees to unconditional surrender, ending the war in Europe.
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The United States successfully detonates the worlds first atomic bomb at the Trinity test site in the desert of New Mexico.
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The first atomic bomb to be used as a weapon is dropped on Hiroshima, Japan, at approximately 8:15 a.m. Nicknamed Little Boy, the bomb is released from the Enola Gay, a B-29 bomber piloted by Brig. Gen. Paul Tibbets. It explodes 2,000 feet above ground, killing 80,000 people instantly. One of the main arguments for use of the bomb by U.S. officials is that it would force Japan to surrender unconditionally.
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