Įach weekday, Scott Rasmussen’s Number of the Day explores interesting and newsworthy topics at the intersection of culture, politics, and technology. After years of global warfare, the Japanese surrendered within days. However, the bombings saved an untold number of American lives and brought World War II to an end. Another 40,000 were killed in the bombing of Nagasaki. Tens of thousands more died in the following weeks.

The bombing of Hiroshima immediately killed 80,000 people. Three days later, another bomb was dropped on Nagasaki. The Number of the Day columns published on Ballotpedia reflect the views of the author.Īugust 6, 2020: Seventy-five (75) years ago today, the Enola Gay dropped a five-ton atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan.