What happend on 9th August

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1945

World War II: An atomic bomb nicknamed "Fat Man", with an energy of 92 terajoules (22,000 tons of TNT), is dropped by the B-29 Bockscar on the city of Nagasaki, Japan at 11:02 AM (local time). An estimated 70,000-90,000 are killed and 80,000 more are injured.

1944

The United States Forest Service and the Wartime Advertising Council release posters featuring Smokey the Bear for the first time.

1942

Indian leader, Mohandas Gandhi is arrested in Bombay by British forces, launching the Quit India Movement.

1936

1936 Summer Olympics: Jesse Owens wins his fourth gold medal at the games becoming the first American to win four medals in one Olympics.

1902

Edward VII is crowned king of the United Kingdom.

1892

Thomas Edison receives a patent for a two-way telegraph.

1877

Indian Wars: Battle of Big Hole

1862

American Civil War: Battle of Cedar Mountain

1842

Webster-Ashburton Treaty is signed, establishing the United States-Canada border east of the Rocky Mountains.

1483

Opening of the Sistine Chapel