This Day in History: 1945-08-09

(August 09, 1945)
Fat Man, an atomic bomb, is dropped by the U.S. B-29 Bockscar on Nagasaki, causing widespread destruction. There was a total of 35,000 fatalities, including between 23,200 and 28,200 Japanese war workers, 2,000 Korean forced workers, and 150 Japanese soldiers.