历史上的今天-Today in History 2012-08-09

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 August 9th, 1945The United States drops a second atomic bomb on Japan during WWII. This time, the target is the city of Nagasaki, where the nuclear blast kills an estimated 74-thousand people. President Harry¹ Truman: "If Japan does not surrender, bombs will have to be dropped on her war industries and, unfortunately, thousands of civilian² lives will be lost."Just days later, Japan surrenders to America and its Allies, bringing WWII to an end. 1974,In Washington, Richard Nixon becomes the first American President to resign, driven from office over the Watergate scandal. Vice³ President Gerald Ford⁴ is sworn in as Nixon's successor. "Our long national nightmare is over. Our Constitution works. Our great Republic is a Government of laws and not of men. "A month later, Ford grants Nixon an unconditional⁵ pardon for any offenses⁶ that he committed during his time in the White House. 1969,Movie actress Sharon Tate and four others are found brutally⁷ murdered in her Los Angeles home. Cult⁸ leader Charles Manson and a group of his followers⁹ are later convicted of the crime. 1854,Henry David Thoreau publishes the literary classic, “Walden”. The work describes Thoreau's experiences while living near Walden Pond in Massachusetts. 1964,It is the greatest love of all.