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This Month in History: August

August 1945 marked significant events in World War II. The United States dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima on August 6th and Nagasaki on August 9th, killing over 105,000 people in Hiroshima immediately and over 70,000 in Nagasaki. Japan surrendered on August 15th, ending World War II. Other notable events in August included the deaths of Marilyn Monroe in 1962, Elvis Presley in 1977, and Princess Diana in 1997. Richard Nixon resigned the presidency in August 1974 due to the Watergate scandal.

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This Month in History: August

August 1945 marked significant events in World War II. The United States dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima on August 6th and Nagasaki on August 9th, killing over 105,000 people in Hiroshima immediately and over 70,000 in Nagasaki. Japan surrendered on August 15th, ending World War II. Other notable events in August included the deaths of Marilyn Monroe in 1962, Elvis Presley in 1977, and Princess Diana in 1997. Richard Nixon resigned the presidency in August 1974 due to the Watergate scandal.

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THIS MONTH IN

HISTORY
AUGUST

August 5, 1962-
FilmstarMarilyn
Monroediedatage
36froman
overdoseof
sleepingpills.She
made29films
duringhercareer
andcameto
symbolize
Hollywood
glamour.

August 6, 1945 - The


firstAtomic Bomb was
droppedoverthecenter
of Hiroshima at 8:15
a.m., by the American
B-29 bomber Enola
Gay.
The
bomb
detonated about 1,800
ft.aboveground,killing
over 105,000 persons
and destroying the city.
Another
estimated
100,000 persons later
died as a result of
radiationeffects.

August 9, 1945 - The


secondAtomicbombingof
Japan occurred as an
American B-29 bomber
headed for the city of
Kokura, but because of
poorvisibilitythenchosea
secondary
target,
Nagasaki.Aboutnoon,the
bomb detonated killing an
estimated 70,000 persons
and destroying about half
thecity.

August 9, 1974 Effectiveatnoon,


RichardM.Nixon
resignedthe
presidencyasthe
resultofwatergate
scandal.Hebecame
theonlyU.S.
Presidenteverto
resign.

August 16, 1977 -


Elvis Presley was
pronounced dead at
the Memphis Baptist
Hospital at 3:30
p.m.,atage42

August 21, 1983-FilipinooppositionleaderBenigno S. Aquino, Jr.,was


assassinatedattheManilaairportwhileleavinghisplane.Publicoutcry
overthekillingultimatelyledtothecollapseofthegovernmentof
FerdinandE.MarcosandtheinaugurationofCorazonC.Aquino,widowof
theslainman,aspresident

August 31, 1997- Britain's


PrincessDianadied at age 36
from massive internal injuries
suffered in a high-speed car
crash, reportedly after being
pursued by photographers. The
crash occurred shortly after
midnightinParisinsideatunnel
alongtheSeineRiveratthePont
del'Almabridge,lessthanahalf
mile north of the Eiffel Tower.
Also killed in the crash were
Diana'scompanion,DodiFayed,
42,andchauffeurHenriPaul.A
fourth person in the car,
bodyguard Trevor Rees-Jones,
wasseriouslyinjured.

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