The “Fat Man” atomic bomb is dropped on Nagasaki, Japan, from the B-29 Bockscar, commanded by AAF Maj. Charles W. Sweeney.
Navy Adm. Samuel J. Paparo Jr. assumed leadership of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, succeeding Navy Adm. John Aquilino at a change of command ceremony, urging action amid China's “increasing intrusive and expansionist claims,” on May 3