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Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for August 9, 2023
The Number of the Day columns published on Ballotpedia reflect the views of the author.
August 9, 2023: Seventy-eight years ago today, on August 9, 1945, an atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki, Japan. A similar bomb had been dropped on Hiroshima three days before. Six days later, Japan surrendered to the Allied forces, effectively ending World War II.[1]
The program to develop the weapon was codenamed “The Manhattan Project” and was led by J. Robert Oppenheimer. These remain the only incidents in which atomic bombs have been used in warfare.[1]
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Each weekday, Scott Rasmussen’s Number of the Day explores interesting and newsworthy topics at the intersection of culture, politics, and technology.
- August 8, 2023-54% of voters who received the COVID vaccine did so because they wanted to
- August 7, 2023-76% of voters believe that parents should be primarily responsible for teaching children about sex
- August 4, 2023-Fewer than 100 state legislators have been expelled between 1813 and 2023
- August 3, 2023-61% of voters are confident that votes in the next general election will be counted accurately
- August 2, 2023-100 years ago, Calvin Coolidge ascended to the Presidency
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