Nagasaki: Timeline

1597   In Nagasaki, Japan, 26 people were martyred. They practiced Catholicism Catholicism

As a Christian [i] ecclesiastical [i] term, Catholic - from the Greek [i] adje ... 

 and were taken captive after all forms of Christianity Christianity

Christianity is a monotheistic [i] religion [i] centered on Jesus of Nazareth [i] ... 

 were outlawed the previous year.

1641   The Dutch Netherlands

The Netherlands is the Europe [i]an part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands [i] , which is formed ... 

 found a trading colony on Dejima, near Nagasaki, Japan Japan

is an island country [i] in East Asia [i]. ... 

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1945   World War II World War II

World War II, or the Second World War, was a worldwide [i] conflict [i] fought betwe ... 

: The United States United States

The United States of America, also known as the United States, the U.S., the U.S.A., a... 

 detonates an atomic bomb nicknamed "Fat Man" over the city of Nagasaki, Japan Japan

is an island country [i] in East Asia [i]. ... 

 at 11:02 AM (local time).

1949   Soviet Union Soviet Union

The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , more commonly known as the Soviet Union, was a Communist state [i] ... 

 tests its first atomic bomb, code named "Joe 1." Its design imitated the American plutonium bomb that was droped on Nagasaki in 1945.

1995   Hundreds in Hiroshima Hiroshima

The Japanese city of is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture [i], and the largest city in the Chugoku region [i] ... 

, Nagasaki, Washington Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C. is the capital [i] city [i] of the United States of America [i]. ... 

, and Tokyo Tokyo

listen is one of the 47 prefectures [i] of Japan [i] and is the location of its capital [i] ... 

 mark the 50th anniversary of the dropping of the atomic bomb.