It was hit because of World War and the Pacific War.
One day after the atomic bomb hit Hiroshima in Japan.
Yes it was one of the targets for an atomic bomb.
The Hiroshima bomb detonated at 8.15am, 6th August, 1945 The Nagasaki bomb detonated at 11.02 am, 9th August 1945 We know the exact times of this because timepieces were found, frozen at the time the bomb hit.
Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
The atomic bomb hit Nagasaki at the Urakami district, near the city's center. The explosion devastated the area and caused widespread destruction.
August the 9th, 1945..
Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
No atomic bombs were dropped after the war ! The two 'test' bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki before the second world war ended. It was the result of the devastation the bombs caused that brought the war to an end.
60,000-80,000
Nagasaki It was originally to have been Kokura, but heavy overcast prevented a visual bomb run so the planes diverted to the secondary: Nagasaki.