On August 9, significant historical events occurred, including the atomic bombing of Nagasaki in 1945, which led to about 74,000 deaths. The construction of the Leaning Tower of Pisa began in 1173. Henry David Thoreau's "Walden" was published in 1854. Jesse Owens won a gold medal in 1936 at the Berlin Olympics. In 1969, Sharon Tate was murdered in Los Angeles. Gerald Ford became U.S. president in 1974 after Nixon's resignation. Ronald Reagan nominated Lauro Cavazos, the first Hispanic cabinet member, in 1988. Michael Brown Jr.'s shooting in 2014 prompted national protests.
On Aug. 9, 1945, a U.S. B-29 Superfortress dropped a nuclear device over Nagasaki, resulting in an estimated 74,000 deaths from the bombing and radiation poisoning.
In 1974, Gerald Ford took the oath of office as U.S. president following Richard Nixon's resignation, declaring that "our long national nightmare is over."
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