#OtD 9 Aug 1945 the US dropped an atomic bomb on Nagasaki, killing tens of thousands of civilians. General Dwight D. Eisenhower said it "was completely unnecessary… as a measure to save American lives." More info here: https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/10879/us.-drops-atomic-bomb-on-nagasaki?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon