On August 6, 1945, a plane called the Enola Gay dropped an atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima. Immediately, 70,000 Japanese citizens were vaporized. In the months and years that followed, another 100,000 people died from burns and radiation sickness. Two days later, on August 9, a second atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki, where 80,000 Japanese died. The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki is one of the most controversial aspects of U.S. history because many believe it was not a necessary action to win the war. While others think that the use of atomic bombs on Japan was essential because it saved many American lives. The bombing of Nagasaki caused catastrophic damage to the city and its population, leaving people wondering why this event occurred? Sakue Shimoshira, a 10-year-old girl at the time of the bombing of Nagasaki, recounts her experience: “On that unforgettable day of August 9, 1945, the anti-aircraft sirens began to sound in the early hours of the morning, and we children rushed to the our usual bench... There was a flash of light, and the ...