On August 9, 1945, during World War II: The city of Nagasaki was destroyed when the American B-29 bomber Bockscar dropped the atomic bomb codenamed "Fat Man."
According to a report from the Nagasaki region, "People and animals died almost instantly!"
On August 6 and 9, 1945, the United States detonated two nuclear bombs over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The two bombings resulted in the deaths of between 129,000 and 226,000 people, the vast majority of whom were civilians.
The city of Nagasaki was one of the major seaports in southern Japan and was of great importance during the war due to its extensive industrial activities, which included the manufacture of weapons, ships, military equipment, and other war materials. The four largest companies in the city included the Mitsubishi Shipyards, Electrical Shipyards, Arms Plant, and Steel and Arms Works, which employed approximately 90 percent of the city's workforce and accounted for 90 percent of the city's industry.