Sunday, May 18, 2014

The Learnist: Why Harry Truman Decided to Drop the Atomic Bomb on Japan

Curated By Dave Stancliff — Why Harry Truman Decided to Drop the Atomic Bomb on Japan:
President Truman never showed public regret for unleashing atomic bombs on Japan. In this letter to Chicago Sun Times reporter, Irv Kupcinet, written on August 5th, 1963, he thanks Kupcinet for a favorable column he wrote about him and his decision to drop atomic bombs on Japan.