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WW2: The United States drops the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, to force Japan to surrender.
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- 01Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau
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Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, July 31). WW2: The United States drops the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, to force Japan to surrender.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089359
South African History Online (2012) 'WW2: The United States drops the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, to force Japan to surrender.', South African History Online, 31 July. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089359 (Accessed: 31 July 2026).
South African History Online, WW2: The United States drops the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, to force Japan to surrender. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089359, (accessed 31 July 2026).
"WW2: The United States drops the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, to force Japan to surrender.." South African History Online, 31 July 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089359. Accessed 31 July 2026.
South African History Online. "WW2: The United States drops the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, to force Japan to surrender.." South African History Online. July 31, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089359.
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