August 6, 1945- Statement by President Truman announcing the use of the A-bomb on Hiroshima. This is first telling American's about the strength of the bomb that was used, before this they had no knowledge of the power it held and just thought it was another bomb.
www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=12169#axzz1GiBf3GzL
16 hours ago we dropped the atomic bomb on the useless enemies. The blast was so big it was hundreds of explosions in one.
www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/truman/psources/ps_pressrelease.html
