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| B-29 Superfortress bombers near Mount Fuji, Japan, circa Jul 1945 | Harry Truman diary entry, 25 Jul 1945, page 1 of 2 | Harry Truman diary entry, 25 Jul 1945, page 2 of 2 | Letter from US War Department to Carl Spaatz, ordering the use of atomic weapons, 25 Jul 1945 |
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| USS Mingo underway off San Francisco, California, United States, 25 Jul 1945 |
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